New method of continuous percutaneous subcutaneous suture

[摘要] Objectives: to apply a continuous suture method to reduce granulomas in surgical wounds in patients operated on at "Julio Trigo Lopez" hospital, and to compare the results with those of the traditional method.Methods: an experimental study was conducted on the application of a continuous percutaneous subcutaneous suture in a group of patients operated on from several diseases, either under emergency, elective or outpatient conditions at "Julio Trigo Lopez" hospital during 2008 and 2009.Results: the continuous percutaneous subcutaneous suture method with nylon prevents formation of granulomas, whereas the traditional method did show a percentage of granulomas that is not small at all. The advantages of the former are the following: there is no suture left at subcutaneous cellular level of the abdominal wall, granulomas are absent and it is a more economic option.Conclusions: the nylon suture is less rejected than the chromated suture since granulomas do not appear. The continuous percutaneous subcutaneous suture method offers a more hemostatic suture than the traditional method, being the number of hematomas lower. The economic cost is reduced and the suture may be taken out ten days after surgery.

[学科分类] 外科医学