[Application of early sutures in complex treatment of purulent wounds]

The examination and treatment of 841 patients with purulent diseases and acute purulent surgical diseases of soft tissues included 486 patients (control group) treated by a traditional (open) method and 355 patients (main group) treated by complex methods using early sutures. The primary suture was used in 124 patients. The average number of bed-days in this group of patients was (11.5 +/- 0.2) days. The primary delayed suture was used in 192 patients--the average number of bed-days was (12.8 +/- 0.1) days. The early secondary suture was used in 27 patients--the average number of bed-days was (17.3 +/- 0.4) days. In 327 (92.1%) cases of the main group patients the healing of the wounds by primary intention was obtained with good functional and cosmetic results which allowed to make the period of hospital treatment at an average 12.2 days shorter.