Subcutaneous Vector-Running Sutures

Do subcutaneous sutures increase risk of laparotomy wound suppuration?

REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY Incisional drainage and suppuration occurs commonly following exploratory laparotomy; any technique with the potential to reduce the incidence of this complication warrants investigation. OBJECTIVES To determine if abandoning the use of subcutaneous sutures in laparotomy wound closure is safe and whether it reduces the risk of suppuration. METHODS A randomised c...

Continuous running sutures: a modification for progressive tension abdominoplasty.

Enhanced cosmetic outcome with running horizontal mattress sutures.

BACKGROUND Cutaneous sutures should provide good wound eversion, firm closure, and cosmetically elegant results. Simple running sutures are commonly employed in cutaneous surgery but may not always be effective in achieving wound eversion. OBJECTIVE We compared the cosmetic results of simple running nonabsorbable sutures with running horizontal mattress sutures in primary closures of facial d...

Robotic urethrovesical anastomosis: combining running and interrupted sutures.

FOR SURGEONS EARLY IN THE LEARNING CURVE of laparoscopic or robotic-assisted prostatectomy, the urethrovesical anastomosis may pose a difficult challenge. The use of sounds or perineal pressure to aid needle placement may be technically challenging and time consuming. Furthermore, the use of the Van Velthoven suture with a monofilament suture may lead to uncertainty regarding posterior approxim...

Barbed versus conventional 2-layer continuous running sutures for laparoscopic vaginal cuff closure

We compared results using unidirectional barbed sutures and conventional sutures for vaginal cuff closure during total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH).The electronic medical records and surgical videos of 170 patients who underwent TLH between January 2013 and March 2015 at Uijeong-bu St. Mary's Hospital of Catholic University of Korea were reviewed. Vaginal cuffs were closed using the 2-layer ...