title: Surgical and economic advantages of polyglycolic-acid suture material in skin closure.
abstract: A prospective, randomised trial compared polygycolic-acid subcuticular skin closure with interrupted silk skin closure in 152 patients. There was no significant difference in the incidence of wound infection. The use of polyglycolic acid was associated with economic advantages.
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D013784:Textiles
chemical_list: D011100:Polyglycolic Acid