title: Continuous or interrupted fascial closure: a prospective evaluation of No. 1 Maxon suture in 402 gynecologic procedures.
abstract: During a 14-month period of using a long-term absorbable suture (No. 1 Maxon), 402 patients were entered into a prospective, randomized trial of fascial closure. Patients were randomized between a continuous closure (201 patients) and an interrupted en bloc (201 patients) technique. Each patient was subjected to a preoperative and intraoperative protocol for wound management. There were no acute wound failures. Wound infection rates and risk of hernia were not apparently affected by closure technique.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Watson Clinic, Lakeland, FL 33804-5000.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Orr
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Orr
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ellington
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Jennings
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Paredes
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patsner
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010385:Pelvic Exenteration; D011108:Polymers; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; C046409:polyglyconate