[HTML][HTML] Current practice of abdominal fascial closure: a survey of Ontario general surgeons

NCF Hodgson, RA Malthaner… - Canadian Journal of …, 2001 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives To determine the current practice of abdominal fascial closure among provincial
general surgeons. The primary objective was to determine the proportion of surgeons …

The search for an ideal method of abdominal fascial closure: a meta-analysis

NCF Hodgson, RA Malthaner, T Østbye - Annals of surgery, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Methods MEDLINE and Cochrane Library databases were searched for articles in English
published from 1966 to 1998 using the keywords “suture,”“abdomen/surgery,” and …

Closure of the abdominal midline fascia: meta-analysis delineates the optimal technique

J Rucinski, M Margolis… - The American …, 2001 - journals.sagepub.com
The current surgical literature has not clearly demonstrated an optimal technique for
abdominal closure. Prospective randomized studies published between 1980 and 1998 …

Finding the best abdominal closure: an evidence-based review of the literature

A Ceydeli, J Rucinski, L Wise - Current surgery, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Despite advances in surgical technique and materials, abdominal fascial
closure has remained a procedure that often reflects a surgeon's personal preference with a …

Choosing the best abdominal closure by meta-analysis

DE Weiland, RC Bay, S Del Sordi - The American journal of surgery, 1998 - Elsevier
Background: Local custom, rather than evidence-based medicine, dictates how a surgeon
closes abdominal wounds. Closures might be more secure if grounded on statistical data …

Meta‐analysis of techniques for closure of midline abdominal incisions

M Van't Riet, EW Steyerberg… - British journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Various randomized studies have evaluated techniques of abdominal fascia
closure but controversy remains, leaving surgeons uncertain about the optimal method of …

Preventing loss of domain: a management strategy for closure of the “open abdomen” during the initial hospitalization

W Koss, HC Ho, M Yu, K Edwards, M Ghows… - Journal of Surgical …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: In the management of the abdominal compartment syndrome resulting in
an open abdomen, the so-called “planned ventral hernia” is considered an acceptable …

The number of operations negatively influences fascia closure in open abdomen management

RC Frazee, SW Abernathy, DC Jupiter… - The American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Open abdomen management applies to a variety of traumatic and
inflammatory abdominal conditions. One complication of this technique is inability to achieve …

Complications following abdominal fascial closures using various nonabsorbable sutures.

J LoCicero 3rd, JA Robbins… - Surgery, gynecology & …, 1983 - europepmc.org
With the use of the interrupted far-and-near fascial closure technique, four suture materials
were compared: nylon, polypropylene and two brands of braided Dacron (Ethibond and …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review on the effectiveness of slowly-absorbable versus non-absorbable sutures for abdominal fascial closure following laparotomy

MS Sajid, U Parampalli, MK Baig, MR McFall - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To systematically analyse the effectiveness of delayed-absorbable
(Polydioxanone; PDS) versus non-absorbable (Polypropylene; Prolene, and Nylon) for …