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Primary mass closure of midline incisions with a continuous running monofilament suture in gynecologic patients.
Obstetrics and Gynecology 1989 April
Over a 42-month period, 210 patients had a lower midline incision, usually extending around the umbilicus, that was closed with a continuous, running number 2 polypropylene suture. Patients in this study had various predisposing factors for wound disruption. Over 60% were operated upon because of gynecologic cancer. Additional high-risk factors included obesity in 56%, diabetes in 28%, previous irradiation or chemotherapy in 17%, and ascites in 8%. The operative procedures performed ranged from hysterectomies with node sampling to bowel resections and exenterations; wound complications were noted in seven patients. One patient had an incisional hernia. No eviscerations occurred. The closure is safe, expedient, and cost-efficient, and distributes tension equally over a continuous line.
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