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Volume 4 Issue 3 (May - June, 2016)
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Assessment of Effect of Stitch Length in Postoperative Wound Infection- A Clinical Study | |
Manjush Kumar Srivastava, Ashwani Kumar Pandey | |
Background: There are different types of incisions. Midline incision is also known as laparotomy incision. The present study was conducted to determine the effect of stitch length on wound complication. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 40 patients who were admitted in the department for surgery. In all patients, midline incion was given. Patients were divided into 2 groups based on size of stitch length. They were either in small stitch length or in large stitch length group. In cases of small stitch length, stitches were placed 5- 8mm away from wound edge and in cases of large stitch length, stitches were placed 10 mm away from wound edge. In groups, complication such as surgical site infection (SSI), seroma, incisional hernia and wound dehiscence was recorded. Corresponding Author: Dr. Ashwani Kumar Pandey, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences Barabanki, U.P., India This article may be cited as: Srivastava MK, Pandey AK. Assessment of Effect of Stitch Length in Postoperative Wound Infection- A Clinical Study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2016;4(3):138-140. |
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