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  • Surgical Gastroenterology
  • Clinical Trials
  • Infection Control

Background:

  • Intestinal stomas are crucial for managing various gastrointestinal conditions but carry risks of complications.
  • Surgical site infection (SSI) is a significant concern following stoma reversal.
  • Conventional linear skin closure (LSC) and newer purse-string approximation (PSA) are methods for stoma reversal skin closure.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the frequency of surgical site infection (SSI) between linear skin closure (LSC) and purse-string approximation (PSA) in patients undergoing stoma reversal.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted with 80 patients undergoing stoma reversal.
  • Patients were divided into two groups: one receiving LSC and the other PSA.
  • The study period was from March 2021 to November 2022.

Main Results:

  • The overall SSI rate was 22.5% (18/80 patients).
  • The SSI frequency was 15.0% (6/40) in the LSC group and 30.0% (12/40) in the PSA group.
  • The observed difference in SSI rates between the two groups was not statistically significant (p=0.108).

Conclusions:

  • While PSA may offer aesthetic benefits, current data does not definitively support its superiority over LSC in reducing SSI after stoma reversal.
  • Further large-scale, multicenter randomized controlled trials are needed to establish the optimal skin closure technique for stoma reversal.
  • More research is warranted to determine which method is superior for SSI reduction in this patient population.