To stitch or not to stitch: the skin closure of laparoscopic port sites, a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous meta-analyses examining skin closure methods for all surgical wounds have found suture to have significantly decreased rates of wound dehiscence compared to tissue adhesive; however, this was not specific to laparoscopic wounds alone. This study aims to determine the best method of skin closure in patients undergoing laparoscopic abdominopelvic surgery in order to minimize wound complications and pain, while maximize cosmesis, time and cost efficiency.

Methods

A comprehensive search of EMBASE, Medline, Pubmed, and CENTRAL was conducted from inception to 1st May 2020 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Two independent reviewers extracted data and assessed risk of bias. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) syste

SUBMITTER: Aitchison LP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9485090 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature