ArticleSurgery today2011
Association between incisional surgical site infection and the type of skin closure after stoma closure.
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- Safety and feasibility of early discharge (≤ 23 h) following loop ileostomy reversal: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2026Pooled it
- Risk factors and incidence of surgical wound infection after stoma reversal: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- [Triclosan-coated sutures in colorectal surgery : Assessment and meta-analysis of the recommendations of the WHO guideline].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2019Pooled it
- Negative-pressure wound therapy after stoma reversal in colorectal surgery: a randomized controlled trial.BJS open · 2021Trial
- Comparison of purse-string technique versus linear suture for skin closure after stoma reversal: a meta-analysis of high-quality studies.Annals of coloproctology · 2025Review
- A combination of subcuticular sutures and subcutaneous closed-suction drainage reduces the risk of incisional surgical site infection in loop ileostomy closure.Surgery today · 2021Article
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- The Benefits of a Wound Protector in Preventing Incisional Surgical Site Infection in Elective Open Digestive Surgery: A Large-Scale Cohort Study.World journal of surgery · 2017Article
- The influence of specific technical maneuvers utilized in the creation of diverting loop-ileostomies on stoma-related morbidity.Surgery today · 2017Article
- Prevention of Incisional Surgical Site Infection Using a Subcuticular Absorbable Suture in Elective Surgery for Gastrointestinal Cancer.International surgery · 2015Article
- Surgical site infections (SSIs) after stoma reversal (SR): risk factors, implications, and protective strategies.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2015Article
- Increased postoperative complications after protective ileostomy closure delay: An institutional study.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2014Article
- Risk factors for incisional surgical site infections in elective surgery for colorectal cancer: focus on intraoperative meticulous wound management.Surgery today · 2014Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study was performed to investigate the effect of subcuticular sutures on the incidence of incisional surgical site infection (SSI) after closure of a diverting stoma.
methodsThe study was carried out as a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from 51 patients who underwent closure of diverting stoma following resections of lower rectal cancer between January 2008 and December 2008. This study attempted to determine whether there was an association between the type of skin closure and the incidence of incisional SSI. Moreover, risk factors for incisional SSI after closure of diverting stoma were identified using a multivariate analysis.
resultsAn incisional SSI occurred in 12 of the 51 patients (23.5%). The rate of incisional SSI with subcuticular sutures was 11.1% (3/27) in comparison to 37.5% (9/24) with transdermal suture and skin stapler. A subcuticular skin closure was the only favorable factor that was significantly associated with a lower incidence of incisional SSI (odds ratio: 0.19; 95% confidence interval: 0.04-0.92).
conclusionsA subcuticular skin closure has a protective effect against incisional SSI after closure of diverting stoma. A larger study is necessary to further define the role of subcuticular suture on the prevention of incisional SSI in cases of gastrointestinal surgery.
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