Prospective international multicenter observational study of Novosyn® Quick for skin closures in adults and children (SKINNOQ)

Table 5 Patient-Observer-Scar-Assessment-Scale (POSAS) of 50 adult and 50 paediatric patients (children) at 3 months follow-up after cutaneous wound closure with Novosyn® Quick

	Adults (N = 49^a)	Children (N = 50)	P
POSAS Observer Parameter (score 1–10, best-worst)
Vascularity	1.82 (1–4)	1.76 (1–5)	0.7357
Pigmentation	2.29 (1–5)	2.04 (1–7)	0.3494
Thickness	2.00 (1–5)	1.68 (1–9)	0.2049
Relief	1.96 (1–5)	1.66 (1–7)	0.2202
Pliability	1.82 (1–5)	1.42 (1–3)	0.0340
Surface Area	1.78 (1–5)	1.48 (1–5)	0.1489
Overall opinion	1.92 (1–5)	1.48 (1–3)	0.0131
POSAS total score (6–60, best-worst)	11.65 (6–28)	10.04 (6–29)	0.1403
POSAS Patient Question (score 1–10, best-worst)
Has the scar been painful the past few weeks?	1.78 (1–8)	1.04 (1–3)	0.0004
Has the scar been itching the past few weeks?	2.06 (1–8)	1.00 (1–1)	0.0002
Is the color different from the color of your normal skin at present?	3.22 (1–9)	3.54 (1–10)	0.5140
Is the stiffness of the scar different from your normal skin at present?	2.45 (1–7)	1.80 (1–10)	0.0551
Is the thickness of the scar different from your normal skin at present?	2.37 (1–7)	1.56 (1–5)	0.0044
Is your scar more irregular than your normal skin at present?	2.06 (1–8)	1.66 (1–5)	0.1258
What is your overall opinion of the scar compared to normal skin?	2.08 (1–6)	1.86 (1–5)	0.3536
POSAS total score (6–60, best-worst)	13.94 (6–38)	10.6 (6–28)	0.0102

data are mean (range); N = numbers; bold numbers represent P values < 0.05; ^a49 of 50 patients in the adults group underwent scar assessment at 3 months follow-up; for 1 patient scar assessment data were missing due to postoperative suture removal because of a subcutaneous haematoma

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