title: The role of delayed primary wound closure in the prevention of wound sepsis after appendicetomy.
abstract: In a personal series of 100 consecutive appendicectomies, not a single case of postoperative wound sepsis occurred. It is believed that the use of delayed primary wound closure in those patients (22%) in whom the risk of such infection was high was the main reason for this result. The technique of delayed primary wound closure is described.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors