SynthesisBMC urology2019
The application of barbed suture during the partial nephrectomy may modify perioperative results: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Combining Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Ureterolithotomy and Flexible Ureteroscopy for Effective Removal of a Large Ureteral Stone: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2025Article
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- Clinical Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Open Abdominal or Orthopedic Surgery with Wound Closure Incorporating Triclosan-Coated Barbed Sutures: A Multi-Institutional, Retrospective Database Study.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Generation of Cross-Specialty Consensus Statements on Soft Tissue Management via a Modified Delphi Method.World journal of surgery · 2022Review
- A comparison of barbed continuous suture versus conventional interrupted suture for fascial closure in total hip arthroplasty.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Needle Adjustment Free (NAF) running suture technique (PAN suture) in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.BMC surgery · 2021Article
- Use of barbed suture without fashioning the "classical" Wirsung-jejunostomy in a modified end-to-side robotic pancreatojejunostomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Knotless Suture for Primary Wound Closure Following Surgical Removal of Impacted Mandibular Third Molars - A Comparative Study.Annals of maxillofacial surgeryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundBarbed sutures can avoid knot tying and speed the suture placement in the PN(partial nephrectomy). On account of the impact on clinical outcomes are ambiguous, this study is determined to identify the application of barbed suture during PN.
methodsClinicalTrials.gov, Cochrane Register of Clinical Studies, PubMed and EMBASE were searched for RCTs(randomized controlled trials) and cohort studies focusing on the comparison of barbed and traditional sutures in PN(last updated on Feb in 2015). According to Cochrane Library's suggestion, quality assessment was performed. Review Manager was applied to analyze all the data and sensitivity analyses were performed through omitting each study sequentially.
resultsEight cohort studies and none of RCTs proved eligible (risk of bias: moderate to low,431 patients). Warm ischemia time(MD = - 6.55,95% CI -8.86 to - 4.24, P < 0.05) decreased statistically in the barbed suture group, as well as operative time(MD = - 11.29,95% CI -17.87 to-4.71, P < 0.05). Postoperative complications also reduced significantly(OR = 0.44, 95% CI 0.24 to0.80, P < 0.05). Unidirectional barbed suture resulted in fewer postoperative complications based on the subgroup analysis(OR = 0.48,95% CI 0.24 to 0.94, P < 0.05).
conclusionsThe barbed suture may be a useful surgical innovation which can modify perioperative results for surgeons and patients. Randomly-designed studies with longer follow up and larger sample sizes are in the need of to explore the applicability.
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