To Compare Outcomes of Stainless Skin Staples and Polypropylene Sutures for Skin Closure in Clean Elective Surgeries. | [Isra Medical Journal • 2018]

Author(s):

1. Abdul Basit: Al- Nafees Medical College, Islamabad, Pakistan

2. Salman Habib Abbasi: Yusra Medical and Dental College (YMDC), Islamabad, Pakistan

3. Sohaib Haider: Yusra Medical and Dental College (YMDC), Islamabad, Pakistan

4. Yasir Masood Kiani: Yusra Medical and Dental College (YMDC), Islamabad, Pakistan

5. Fazal Hussain Shah: Brig (R) Memorial Trust Hospital, Darya Khan Road, Bhakkar, Pakistan

Abstract:

OBJECTIVES: To compare stainless skin staples and polypropylene sutures in skin closure in clean elective surgeries in terms of wound infection and skin closure time. STUDY DESIGN: Comparative experimental study METHODOLOGY: Five hundred patients undergoing clean elective surgery were selected and divided into two equal groups. Skin closure was done with Prolene suture and stainless-steel skin staples in respective groups. Operative time was considered, and wound infection was assessed within 30 days. Both groups were compared in terms of wound infection and skin closure time. RESULTS: Both groups had same number of patients (250 in each group). The mean age was 31.54 ± 10.51 years. Male to female ratio was 245 (49%):255 (51%). The mean hemoglobin level was 12.42 ± 1.70 g/dl. There was no diefrence between groups in terms of age, gender distribution and hemoglobin levels (p values 0.592, 0.125, 0.805). There was statistically significant diefrence between the groups in terms of skin closure time and frequency of surgical site infections (SSIs) i.e. 251.07 ± 28.61 versus 87.28 ± 17.20 seconds (p value <0.0001) and 61.2% versus 38.8% (p value 0.024) for suture and staples groups respectively. CONCLUSION: Skin staples cause less wound infection than sutures in clean elective surgeries. Moreover, skin staples are quicker for skin approximation than sutures.

Page(s): 32-35

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Isra Medical Journal, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Year: 2018

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