Continuous or interrupted fascial closure: a prospective evaluation of No. 1 Maxon suture in 402 gynecologic procedures.
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.
Orr
J W
JW
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Watson Clinic, Lakeland, FL 33804-5000.
Orr
P F
PF
Barrett
J M
JM
Ellington
J R
JR
Jennings
R H
RH
Paredes
K B
KB
Patsner
B
B
Taylor
D L
DL
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
D011108:Polymers; C046409:polyglyconate