EFFICACY OF DIATHERMY ON HEALING POWER OF CESAREAN SECTION SCAR: A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRAIL
Mohamed A. Elsenity, Amgad M. Mehawed, Mohammed A. Nasr Ad Deen
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Sham University
Background: Over several decades, has come to a considerable rise in the rate of cesarean sections deliveries all over the world, especially in developed countries The use of diathermy in the opening of anterior abdominal wall during CS decreases blood loss and operative time. The current study investigated if diathermy cutting from skin through anterior abdominal is better or the same in cosmoses and post-operative pain Objective: To compare the effects of electro-surgery on healing power of CS scar as a primary outcome (from skin to the peritoneum. A randomized controlled trial) Conclusion: Our study showed that with the use of diathermy for incising skin during CS is not inferior to the use of scalpel regarding healing power of the scar but also adds benefits of decreasing post-operative pain. Therefore the use of diathermy can be safely recommended for the opening of the skin during cesarean sections as it decrease post-operative pain and blood loss.
December 2018