title: The value of delayed primary wound closure in colonic and rectal surgery.
abstract: The technique of delayed primary wound closure was employed in 82 out of 100 consecutive colorectal operations. Problems with wound healing occurred in seven patients, but in only three of them was it a wound infection. The value of delayed primary wound closure has been demonstrated by this low rate of wound infection (3.7%).
mesh_terms: D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors