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We recruited 130 women with a history of one previous CS at the time of their planned lower\u2010segment CS. Participants were randomized to anterior abdominal wall opening from subcutaneous tissue till the peritoneum by either the use of scalpel with disposable blade (No. 22) or diathermy using the standard diathermy pen electrode. The main outcome measures were the volume of blood loss from skin incision to the end of the peritoneal incision, the operative time and wound complication.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>We observed a highly significant difference between the two groups in blood loss (median [interquartile range],\u200911 [8\u201315.25]\u2009g for the diathermy group vs 20 [18\u201323] g for the scalpel group, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and skin\u2010to\u2010peritoneum incision time (median [interquartile range],\u20097 [5\u20137.25] min for the diathermy group vs 10 [7\u201311] min for the scalpel group, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). 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