Interrupted versus continuous suture technique for biliary-enteric anastomosis: randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Biliary-enteric anastomosis (BEA) can be performed using continuous or interrupted suture techniques, but high-quality evidence regarding superiority of either technique is lacking. The aim of this study was to compare the suture techniques for patients undergoing BEA by evaluating the suture time as well as short- and long-term biliary complications.

Methods

In this single-centre randomized clinical trial, patients scheduled for elective open procedure with a BEA between 21 January 2016 and 20 September 2017 were randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio to have the BEA performed with continuous suture (CSG) or interrupted suture technique (ISG). The primary outcome was the time required to complete the anastomosis. Secondary outcomes were BEA-associated postoperative co

SUBMITTER: Seifert L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9891343 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature