Table 3.
Episiotomy wound healing assessment of dry and moist heat groups before and after the intervention.
| Using REEDA scale | Before | Sig | On 5th day | Sig. | On 10th day | Sig | |||
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| Dry heat group (n = 50) | Moist heat group (n = 50) | Dry heat group (n = 50) | Moist heat group (n = 50) | Dry heat group (n = 50) | Moist heat group (n = 50) | ||||
| No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | ||||
| Redness | |||||||||
| None | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | X 2 = 0.622 | 2 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | F ET | 34 (68.0) | 12 (24.0) | F ET |
| Mild | 21 (42.0) | 24 (48.0) | P=0.891 | 36 (72.0) | 27 (54.0) | P < 0.001c | 16 (32.0) | 30 (60.0) | P < 0.001c |
| Moderate | 23 (46.0) | 22 (44.0) | 12 (24.0) | 13 (26.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (10.0) | |||
| Severe | 6 (12.0) | 4 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (6.0) | |||
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| Edema | |||||||||
| None | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | X 2 = 2.36 | 27 (54.0) | 11 (22.0) | F ET | 50 (100) | 21 (42.0) | F ET |
| Mild | 16 (32.0) | 18 (36.0) | P=0.967 | 16 (32.0) | 25 (50.0) | P < 0.001b | 0 (0.0) | 23 (46.0) | P < 0.001c |
| Moderate | 19 (38.0) | 19 (38.0) | 7 (14.0) | 8 (16.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (12.0) | |||
| Severe | 15 (30.0) | 13 (26.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (12.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
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| Ecchymosis | |||||||||
| None | 11 (22.0) | 8 (16.0) | F ET | 35 (70.0) | 20 (40.0) | F ET | 47 (94.0) | 30 (60.0) | F ET |
| Mild | 26 (52.0) | 28 (56.0) | P=0.815 | 14 (28.0) | 24 (48.0) | P < 0.007b | 3 (6.0) | 14 (28.0) | P < 0.001c |
| Moderate | 10 (20.0) | 12 (24.0) | 1 (2.0) | 5 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (12.0) | |||
| Severe | 3 (6.0) | 2 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
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| Discharge | |||||||||
| None | 50 (100) | 50 (100) | F ET | 37 (74.0) | 19 (38.0) | F ET | 46 (92.0) | 29 (58.0) | F ET |
| Serum | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | P=0.5 | 12 (24.0) | 18 (36.0) | P < 0.003b | 4 (8.0) | 12 (24.0) | P < 0.005b |
| Serosanguinous | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.0) | 11 (22.0) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (18.0) | |||
| Bloody/purulent | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
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| Approximation | |||||||||
| Closed | 50 (100) | 50 (100) | F ET | 23 (46.0) | 9 (18.0) | F ET | 47 (94.0) | 30 (60.0) | F ET |
| Mild | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | P=0.5 | 15 (30.0) | 10 (20.0) | P < 0.001c | 3(6.0) | 9 (18.0) | P < 0.001c |
| Moderate | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (20.0) | 23 (46.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (14.0) | |||
| Sever | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.0) | 8 (16.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (8.0) | |||
X 2: chi-square test, FET: Fisher's exact test, significant at bP < 0.01cP < 0.001.