A randomized, controlled study comparing two standardized closure methods of laparoscopic port sites.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare octyl-cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive (OCT) with the standard suture technique for the closure of laparoscopic port sites.

Methods

This was a randomized clinical trial of 40 patients. All participants had 2 lower abdominal ports, with one port closed using OCT while the opposite port was closed with 4-0 monocryl suture. An evaluation of the wound was performed 2 weeks to 4 weeks after surgery. The Hollander Wound Evaluation Scale (HWES, including step-off of borders, contour irregularities, margin separation, edge inversion, excessive distortion, and overall appearance) was used for cosmetic evaluation. Complications, such as erythema, warmth, tenderness, drainage, and wound infection, were evaluated. Analysis of complications was performed using the chi-

SUBMITTER: Chen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3041037 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature