Open AccessProspective randomized controlled trial investigating the type of sutures used during hepatectomy
Author(s) -
Norifumi Harimoto,
Ken Shirabe,
Tomoyuki Abe,
Takafumi Yukaya,
Eiji Tsujita,
Tomonobu Gion,
Kiyoshi Kawakami,
Takashi Nagaie
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v17.i18.2338
Subject(s) - vicryl , medicine , surgery , randomized controlled trial , fibrous joint
To determine whether absorbable sutures or non-absorbable sutures are better in preventing surgical site infection (SSI), in this paper we discuss the results of a randomized clinical trial which examined the type of sutures used during hepatectomy.