Surgery
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Comparative Study
Antibacterial [corrected] coating of abdominal closure sutures and wound infection.
Poor wound healing and the development of infection in incisional wounds continue to be among the most common complications of open abdominal surgery. Various bacteria may contaminate not only the tissue in the operative wound, but also the actual suture material. To prevent the contamination of suture material in surgical wounds, triclosan-coated polyglactin 910 suture materials with antibacterial activity (Vicryl plus) was developed. The aim of this study was to ascertain if the use of Vicryl plus reduced the number of wound infections after midline laparotomy comparing to polydioxanon suture (PDS II). ⋯ The use of antibiotic-coated loop suture for abdominal wall closure can decrease the number wound infections after abdominal surgery.