PMID- 38143644
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20231225
IS  - 2168-8184 (Print)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Electronic)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Linking)
VI  - 15
IP  - 11
DP  - 2023 Nov
TI  - A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Two Wound Dressings Used in Obstetric and 
      Gynecological Surgeries: Trushield NXT vs. Tegaderm.
PG  - e49207
LID - 10.7759/cureus.49207 [doi]
LID - e49207
AB  - Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is considered as a healthcare-associated 
      infection. Wound dressings play an imperative role in altering the risk of SSI. 
      In this study, we compared the efficacy and safety of Trushield NXT Non-adherent 
      dressing (Healthium Medtech Limited, Bangalore, India) to the traditional 
      Tegaderm HP+ Pad Film Dressing with Non-Adherent Pad (3M, Bangalore, India) in 
      post-operative wound management of obstetrics and gynecological surgeries. 
      Methodology This was a single-centre, prospective, two-arm, parallel-group, 
      randomized, single-blind study conducted between January 2022 and May 2022. One 
      hundred two subjects were enrolled and randomized to receive Trushield or 
      Tegaderm dressing (n=51 each). The incidence of SSI, adverse events (AEs), 
      comfort and performance of the dressings, subject satisfaction, and pain score 
      were assessed in both groups. Results The baseline demographics and clinical and 
      physical data were comparable among the groups. During the follow-up study, no 
      SSI or AEs were reported. On the product usage assessment scale, surgeons rated 
      both dressings "good" to "excellent" and favored Trushield for comfortable usage 
      and removal, while Tegaderm was favored for ease of application and flexibility. 
      On the wound pain assessment scale, the proportion of patients reporting "no 
      pain" after surgery was 5.9% in the Trushield group and 4.2% in the Tegaderm 
      group, which increased to 87.8% and 88.6%, respectively, at the end of the 
      follow-up. The subject satisfaction for the comfort and wound healing properties 
      was similar for both products. Conclusion Both dressings were equally safe, 
      efficient, and beneficial in the post-operative wound management of obstetric and 
      gynecological surgeries.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2023, D Cunha et al.
FAU - D Cunha, Prema
AU  - D Cunha P
AD  - Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru, IND.
FAU - Gowda, Prathima
AU  - Gowda P
AD  - Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru, IND.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20231121
PL  - United States
TA  - Cureus
JT  - Cureus
JID - 101596737
PMC - PMC10739573
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - gynecological surgeries
OT  - tegaderm
OT  - trushield
OT  - wound dressing
OT  - wound healing
COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
EDAT- 2023/12/25 06:42
MHDA- 2023/12/25 06:43
PMCR- 2023/11/21
CRDT- 2023/12/25 04:18
PHST- 2023/11/21 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/12/25 06:43 [medline]
PHST- 2023/12/25 06:42 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/12/25 04:18 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/11/21 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.7759/cureus.49207 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Cureus. 2023 Nov 21;15(11):e49207. doi: 10.7759/cureus.49207. eCollection 2023 
      Nov.