Open AccessSystematic review of absorbablevsnon-absorbable sutures used for the closure of surgical incisions
Author(s) -
Muhammad S. Sajid,
Malcolm McFall,
Pauline A. Whitehouse,
Parv Sains
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9366
DOI - 10.4240/wjgs.v6.i12.241
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , dehiscence , absorbable suture , randomized controlled trial , wound closure , wound dehiscence , surgical site infection , surgical wound , meta analysis , systematic review , fibrous joint , closure (psychology) , wound healing , medline , political science , economics , law , market economy
To report a systematic review of published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the role of absorbable suture (AS) against non-AS (NAS) used for the closure of surgical incisions.