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Sauna-bathing with sutures. A prospective and randomised study.

A A Papp1, E M Alhava

  • 1Department of Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland. anthony.papp@kuh.fi

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery : SJS : Official Organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society
|July 5, 2003
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Sauna bathing after surgery is safe. This study found no negative impact on wound healing for patients who bathed in a sauna after a hernioplasty, challenging traditional beliefs.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical research
  • Surgical outcomes
  • Postoperative care

Background:

  • Sauna bathing is a common Finnish practice with traditional beliefs surrounding postoperative restrictions.
  • A prevalent belief suggests avoiding saunas while sutures are in place, despite a lack of scientific evidence.
  • Existing patient information often includes this prohibition without empirical support.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of sauna bathing on wound healing in patients with surgical sutures.
  • To evaluate the safety and efficacy of resuming sauna use post-hernioplasty.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective, randomized study involving 79 patients undergoing elective hernioplasty.
  • Patients were divided into two groups: one allowed sauna from the 3rd postoperative day, the other prohibited until suture removal.

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Main Results:

  • No statistically significant differences in wound healing were observed between the group that bathed in the sauna and the control group.
  • Sauna bathing did not adversely affect the surgical wounds in the study cohort.

Conclusions:

  • There is no scientific basis to prohibit sauna bathing for patients with sutures after hernioplasty.
  • Patients can safely engage in sauna use postoperatively without compromising wound healing.