The application of platelet-rich plasma during laparotomy in patients with gynaecological malignancies improves wound healing and reduces postoperative pain feeling - a single-blind placebo controlled intervention study (preliminary report).

Introduction: This study was aimed to evaluate the impact of platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) application into the wound during laparotomy in gynaecological cancer patients on wound healing and postoperative pain.

Material And Methods: Forty-six patients undergoing surgical treatment due to gynaecological malignancies were included in this single-blind placebo-controlled intervention study: 23 women in the PRP group and 23 patients in the placebo group. Postoperative pain was assessed by using the visual analogue scale immediately after surgery, and 6 and 12 hours after the surgery.