title: Comparison between hand suture and Carter-Thomason needle closure of port sites in laparoscopy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare between hand closure and Carter-Thomason technique with respect to following parame­ters, time taken for port site closure, wound infection, wound dehiscence, seroma formation, port site herniation, and ascitic fluid leak.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this study, 200 cases who underwent laparoscopic donor nephrectomy were selected and divided into two groups based on closure technique. First 100 cases underwent port closure by the standard hand closure technique and next 100 cases by Carter-Thomson needle technique. Subjects included in this group are healthy individuals with no co morbid illness. This might help to reduce the bias of complications arising from other than technical issue.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In our study Carter-Thomason serves as a better mode of port site closure with respect to time reduced, wound and bowel related complications compared to hand closure technique.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this study closure of trocar site is better with the Carter-Thomason method when compared to hand closure technique.
authors.affiliation: Medical Trust Hospital, Cochin, Kerala 682016, India. shettyabijit@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Abijit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.affiliation: Medical Trust Hospital, Cochin, Kerala 682016, India.
authors.forename: Kishore Thekke
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Adiyat
mesh_terms: D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement