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Lead
Washington University School of Medicine
The investigators propose a randomized controlled trial to evaluate for a difference in wound complication rate between closure with sutures that are placed just below the skin level to hold the skin together and metal staples in obese women (BMI\>=30) undergoing gynecologic or gynecologic oncology via a midline skin incision for benign or cancer indications under the supervision of one of the full-time faculty members of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine.
Age
18–85
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
All women, \>=18 and \<= 85 years of age, undergoing surgery, via a midline laparotomy.
Body mass index \>=30
Benign or oncologic indications for surgery.
Women of childbearing age will be required to have a negative human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) test within seven days of surgery.
Surgery will be supervised by one of the gynecologic oncology attendings at Washington University School of Medicine.
Ability to understand and willingness to sign an IRB approved written informed consent document.
You may not be if
Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
Pfannenstiel or transverse abdominal incision
Concomitant panniculectomy or plastic surgery
Women \<18 years of age
History of prior abdominal or pelvic radiation
Inability to sign an informed consent form prior to registration on study
Inability to understand spoken or written English
Prisoner
Mental incapacity
A history of allergic reactions attributed to either Monocryl suture or stainless steel staples.
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