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CompletedNCT05632796

Tailored Pfannenstiel Incision for Caesarean Delivery According to the Fetal Head Occipitofrontal Diameter

Can the Length of the Pfannenstiel Skin Incision be Adjusted According to the Fetal Head During Elective/Planned Cesarean Delivery?

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
115 (actual)
Sponsor
Near East University, Turkey · Academic / Other
Sex
Female
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is whether the Pfannenstiel skin incision can be adjusted according to the occipitofrontal diameter (OFD) of the fetal head.

Detailed description

Eligable nulliparous women delivered at term by elective cesarean section in which Pfannenstiel skin incision was performed according to the occipitofrontal diameter (OFD) of the fetal head were included. Non-vertex presentaions, all emergency cesarean sections, severe preclampsia, women in active phase of the first stage of labor and second stage of labor, placenta pervia and low lying placenta, multiple pregnancies, uncontrolled gestational diabetes mellitus were excluded.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREAdjusting the Pfannenstiel skin incision according to the occipitofrontal diameter (OFD) of the fetal head.All women will be subjected to regional spinal anesthesia. Pfannenstiel incision will be made according to the fetal occiputofrontal diameter, marked on the skin (Pfannenstiel incison with Kaya modification) Following blunt entry to the abdominal cavity, the uterine lower segment Kerr incision will be performed. Folllowing delivery of the baby, umblical cord will be cut and an arterial umblical cord blood sample will be taken. Placenta will be removed. 1st and 5th min. Apgar scores will be noted. Uterine incison will be sutured double-layer with 1 polyglactin 910 suture . Peritoneum and fascia, will be closed with 2-0 and 1 polyglactin 910 suture respectively. Skin incision will be sutured with continuous 3-0 rapid polyglactin 910 suture and measured with flexible ruler in centimeters following completing the skin incision closure.

Timeline

Start date
2017-06-01
Primary completion
2021-09-30
Completion
2021-10-01
First posted
2022-12-01
Last updated
2022-12-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT05632796. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.