ABDOMINAL WOUND CLOSURE WITH PERITONEAL SUTURING VIS A VIS WITHOUT PERITONEAL SUTURING- A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Closure of traumatic wounds without cleaning and suturing.

BACKGROUND In less than ideal situations wounds have to be closed without extensive cleaning using sterile adhesive strips (Steristrips). This prospective analyses the efficiency of this technique and compares it to the more conventional approach. METHODS Altogether 147 lacerations were closed with sterile strips with no wound cleaning. Patients were subsequently followed up for a minimum of ...

A new suturing procedure for closure of a gastrocutaneous fistula.

Gastrostomy is a useful technique for feeding patients. Gastrostomy tubes are removed when patients recover an acceptable nutritional status and can eat again. Usually, the puncture site closes spontaneously in a short time; however, in some cases, a gastrocutaneous fistula can persist and may affect the patient’s quality of life. Different closure techniques are available, such as clip placeme...

Gastric full-thickness suturing following NOTES procedures for closure of the access site to the peritoneal cavity.

fice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) in 2004 research interest has grown steadily [1 ±2]. It seems feasible that endoscopic surgery might be per− formed via a transgastric, transvaginal, or transcolonic route of access to the peri− toneal cavity [2± 4]. There is consensus on the criticality of a secure closure fol− lowing NOTES procedures [2 ±4]. By means of endoscopic full−thickness pl...

Basic Characteristics of Wound Healing after Suturing

A surgical wound never attains the same cutaneous tensile strength as of normal uncut skin. Two weeks after suturing, 3-5% of original strength will be achieved by a surgical wound. By the end of third week, 20% of the ultimate wound strength is achieved, and by one month only 50% of wound strength is attained. All sutures are foreign bodies and produce an inflammatory response in the host derm...

Suturing of skin wounds: a pilot study.