Surgical wound closure by staples or sutures?: Systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To compare the effects of sutures and staples for skin closure of surgical wounds.

Material and methods

We included published and unpublished randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cluster-randomized trials comparing staples with sutures. Patients were adults (aged 18 years or over) who had undergone any type of surgery. The primary outcomes were risk of overall and severe wound infection. Secondary outcomes included length of hospital stay, readmission rate, adverse events, patient satisfaction with cosmetic results, postoperative pain.

Results

Forty-two very low to low quality RCTs with a total of 11,067 patients were included. Sutures resulted in slightly fewer overall wound infections (4.90%) compared to staples (6.75%) but it is uncertain whether there is a

SUBMITTER: Cochetti G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7310845 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature