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[Efficacy of polymer suture material "kapromed" in otorhinolaryngological practice]
A L Klochikhin1, G I Markov, V V Shilenkova
1Kafedra otorinolaringologii Yaroslavskoy gosudarstvennoy meditsinskoy akademii.
Vestnik Otorinolaringologii
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
When used in suturing, polymer material capromed containing antimicrobial substances proved its efficacy in laryngectomy, plastic reconstruction of pharyngo- and tracheostoma, management of operative wounds on the neck, especially in patients with laryngeal cancer preexposed to radiation treatment and other surgical interventions on ENT. Compared to conventional suture materials (silk, lavsan, catgut, capron), capromed improved the outcomes of surgical treatment, reduced the number of pyoinflammatory complications.