Barbed suture in neck dissection: a randomized clinical study on efficacy, safety and aesthetic outcome.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The resection of lymph nodes/neck dissection is a typical part of the surgical treatment of head and neck malignancies. The aim of this study was to compare subcutaneous closure using single knotted, braided suture (Vicryl^TM, standard arm) with continuous self-locking, monofilament barbed suture (V-Loc^TM, experimental arm).

Methods

Neck Lock was a randomized clinical trial at a single tertiary referral center. It was conducted from 2016 till 2022 with a follow-up period of 3 months. Assessment of safety and aesthetic outcome was double-blinded. 68 patients were randomized after application of exclusion criteria. Subcutaneous wound closure was performed in an intrapatient randomized fashion for suture technique. The primary endpoint was the durat

SUBMITTER: Doescher J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11564391 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature