Prevention of Incisional Surgical Site Infection Using a Subcuticular Absorbable Suture in Elective Surgery for Gastrointestinal Cancer

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作者
Bou, Hideki [1 ]
Suzuki, Hideyuki [1 ]
Maejima, Kentarou [1 ]
Uchida, Eiji [2 ]
Tokunaga, Akira [2 ]
机构
[1] Musashi Kosugi Hosp, Nippon Med Sch, Inst Gastroenterol, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
[2] Nippon Med Sch, Dept Surg, Tokyo 113, Japan
关键词
Surgical site infection; Subcuticular suture; Absorbable monofilament; Gastrointestinal cancer surgery; CLOSURE; MANAGEMENT; TISSUE;
D O I
10.9738/INTSURG-D-14-00185.1
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R61 [外科手术学];
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摘要
This study examined whether subcuticular absorbable sutures actually reduce incisional SSI in patients undergoing surgery for gastrointestinal (GI) cancer. Surgical site infection (SSI) is still a source of major complications in digestive tract surgery. Reportedly, incisional SSI can be reduced using subcuticular suturing. We performed subcuticular suturing using a 4-0 absorbable monofilament in patients undergoing elective surgery for GI cancer beginning in 2008. Using an interrupted technique, sutures were placed 1.5-2.0cm from the edge of the wound, with everted subcuticular sutures created at intervals of 1.5-2.0cm. The control group consisted of cases in which the common subcutaneous suture method using clip. One hundred cases were examined in the subcuticular group. The incidence of SSI was 0% in the subcuticular suture group, compared with 13.9% in the control group; this difference was significant. Incisional SSI can be prevented using the devised subcuticular absorbable sutures in patients undergoing elective surgery for GI cancer.
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页码:999 / 1003
页数:5
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