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SINGLE LAYER ABDOMINAL WOUND CLOSURE IN CHILDREN
Author(s) -
Rao K. L. Narasimha,
Chatterjee H.,
Parkash Satya
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1983.tb02511.x
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal wound , surgery , wound dehiscence , fibrous joint , dehiscence , abdomen , abdominal wall , wound infection , colostomy , closure (psychology) , economics , market economy
A single layer closure of abdominal incisions was done, including the skin, musculo‐aponeurotic layer and peritoneum, with a modified‘figure‐of‐eight’technique, using thick monofilament nylon interrupted sutures. This technique leaves no suture material in the wound after suture removal on the 14th postoperative day. One hundred and fifty‐two transverse incisions of the abdomen in children of all ages were analysed. Easy closure in difficult cases, no wound dehiscence and a greatly reduced infection rate are the advantages. We recommend this technique as a routine, particularly in poor risk patients, contaminated wounds and closure of colostomy wounds.