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Continuous or interrupted fascial closure: a prospective evaluation of No. 1 Maxon suture in 402 gynecologic
J W Orr1, P F Orr, J M Barrett
1Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Watson Clinic, Lakeland, FL 33804-5000.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
|November 1, 1990
Abstract:
During a 14-month period of using a long-term absorbable suture (No. 1 Maxon), 402 patients were entered into a prospective, randomized trial of fascial closure. Patients were randomized between a continuous closure (201 patients) and an interrupted en bloc (201 patients) technique. Each patient was subjected to a preoperative and intraoperative protocol for wound management. There were no acute wound failures. Wound infection rates and risk of hernia were not apparently affected by closure technique.