{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["18(1_suppl)"],"submitter":["Frazier MC"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Many hand surgeons prefer to close palmar wounds with non-absorbable mattress sutures. Suture removal can be painful and time-consuming. In this study, we investigated if suture removal can be facilitated by including a vessel loop in wound closure following open carpal tunnel release (CTR).<h4>Methods</h4>Overall, 47 patients aged 18 to 75 undergoing elective primary open unilateral CTR completed this unblinded, prospective randomized controlled superiority trial. Subjects were randomized into 1 of 2 study arms: (1) wound closure without a vessel loop (standard, n = 28); or (2) wound closure with a vessel loop (vessel loop, n = 19). Data were collected on time for wound closure and for suture removal. A visual analog scale (VAS) was used to assess satisfaction and pain "],"journal":["Hand (New York, N.Y.)"],"pagination":["84S-90S"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9896281"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Including a Vessel Loop in Wound Closure Facilitates Suture Removal Following Open Carpal Tunnel Release."],"pmcid":["PMC9896281"],"pubmed_authors":["Apel PJ","Tomooka LBH","Hagan HJ","Frazier MC","Foeger N"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Including a Vessel Loop in Wound Closure Facilitates Suture Removal Following Open Carpal Tunnel Release.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Many hand surgeons prefer to close palmar wounds with non-absorbable mattress sutures. Suture removal can be painful and time-consuming. In this study, we investigated if suture removal can be facilitated by including a vessel loop in wound closure following open carpal tunnel release (CTR).<h4>Methods</h4>Overall, 47 patients aged 18 to 75 undergoing elective primary open unilateral CTR completed this unblinded, prospective randomized controlled superiority trial. Subjects were randomized into 1 of 2 study arms: (1) wound closure without a vessel loop (standard, n = 28); or (2) wound closure with a vessel loop (vessel loop, n = 19). Data were collected on time for wound closure and for suture removal. A visual analog scale (VAS) was used to assess satisfaction and pain ","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Jan","modification":"2026-03-27T15:43:57.356Z","creation":"2025-08-28T03:05:47.017Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9896281","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35658685"],"doi":["10.1177/15589447221092062"]}}