ArticleInternational journal of breast cancer2012
Antibacterial-coated suture in reducing surgical site infection in breast surgery: a prospective study.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Antimicrobial-coated sutures to decrease surgical site infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2017Pooled it
- Is Antibiotic Prophylaxis Necessary in Mastectomy with Antimicrobial Sutures? A Comparative Analysis.Cancers · 2025Article
- Development of an Antimicrobial-Coated Absorbable Monofilament Suture from a Medical-Grade Poly(l-lactide-ACS omega · 2021Article
- Natural Cellulose Fibers for Surgical Suture Applications.Polymers · 2020Article
- Quaternized chitosan promotes the antiproliferative effect of vemurafenib in melanoma cells by increasing cell permeability.OncoTargets and therapy · 2018Article
- Recent evidence regarding triclosan and cancer risk.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2014Review
- Effect of Fascia Closure with Triclosan-Coated Polydioxanone Suture on Surgical Site Infection in Open Appendectomy Wounds: A Comparative Study.Journal of the West African College of SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
Background. To reduce the incidence of microbial colonization of suture material, Triclosan- (TC-)coated suture materials have been developed. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of suture-related complications (SRC) in breast surgery with and without the use of TC-coated sutures. Methods. We performed a study on two consecutive periods: 92 patients underwent breast surgery with conventional sutures (Group 1) and 98 with TC-coated sutures (Group 2). We performed subgroups analyses and developed a model to predict SRC in Group 1 and tested its clinical efficacy in Group 2 using a nomogram-based approach. Results. The SRC rates were 13% in Group 1 and 8% in Group 2. We found that some subgroups may benefit from TC-coated sutures. The discrimination obtained from a logistic regression model developed in Group 1 and based on multifocality, age and axillary lymphadenectomy was 0.88 (95% CI 0.77-0.95) (P < 10(-4)). There was a significant difference in Group 2 between predicted probabilities and observed percentages (P < 10(-5)). The predicted and observed proportions of complications in the high-risk group were 38% and 13%, respectively. Conclusion. This study used individual predictions of SRC and showed that using TC-coated suture may prevent SRC. This was particularly significant in high-risk patients.
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