COMPARISON OF WOUND REPAIR OUTCOMES OF CHROMIC CATGUT VERSUS VICRYL SUTURES FOR EPISIOTOMY REPAIR: A CLINICAL TRIAL

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AbstractBackground and Aim:A large number of postpartum women suffer from short and long-term complications of episiotomy.The aim of this study was to compare Chromic Catgut and Vicryl Sutures wound healing inpostpartum women.Materials and Methods:This study was a randomized clinical trial. The sample was 102 pregnant women who wererandomly divided into two groups. The episiotomy wound repaired by Chromic Catgut and Vicrylrespectively. 4-6 weeks after delivery both groups were evaluated for wound healing. Woundhealing was evaluated using the scale (REEDA). The reeda scale consisted of 5 items includingredness, edema, ecchymosis, discharge, approximation. The data was analyzed by t-test and Mann-WhitneyEu test.Results:The results showed that the two groups had no significant difference in terms of age, gestationalage, parity, duration of the second stage of delivery, the time between the delivery and repair ofepisiotomy, length of episiotomy repair and education. Reeda scale average score was lower invicryl sutured wounds (p<0.05). The mean scores of redness, edema, ecchymosis and dischargewere also significantly lower in vicryl group. The approximation scores had not significantdifference between the two groups.Conclusions:According to the results of this study it seems that vicry sutures had better outcomes in healing ofepisiotomy wounds.Keywords:Episiotomy; Vicryl; Catgut; Wound Healing