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Closure of abdominal wounds with polydioxanone. A prospective study
D J Schoetz1, J A Coller, M C Veidenheimer
1Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Mass 01805.
Archives of Surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
|January 1, 1988
Abstract:
Polydioxanone, an absorbable synthetic monofilament suture, was used to close abdominal wounds in 200 consecutive operative procedures. All patients were followed up for one year. Despite a high incidence of risk factors for impaired wound healing, the incidence of dehiscence and evisceration was zero; incisional hernia occurred in 2.9% of vertical midline wounds and in 3.6% of transverse incisions. This new suture material is safe and effective for closure of abdominal wounds.