[Cutaneous mechanical staplers. Our experience].
This paper reports the results of a trial, comparing the use of disposable skin staplers with conventional nylon or silk sutures in skin closure. This study began in 1986; 7274 patients undergoing elective and emergency operations were controlled during the postoperative period, 3 and 6 months after surgery. It was shown that skin clips instead of sutures decrease the operative time, produce wound healing with a good cosmetic results, and above all a significant lowering of the wound infection rate.
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Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica Generale e Terapia Chirurgica, Università degli Studi, Ferrara.
Navarra
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Gasbarro
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Occhionorelli
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Fabbri
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Pollinzi
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Sortini
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D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D004630:Emergencies; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D019476:Insect Proteins; D009757:Nylons; D047011:Silk; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D013537:Sutures; D013784:Textiles; D013997:Time Factors; D014945:Wound Healing
D019476:Insect Proteins; D009757:Nylons; D047011:Silk