Comparison of post‐operative pain in short versus long stitch technique for abdominal wall closure after elective laparotomy: a double‐blind randomized controlled trial

Background Conventional mass closure uses suture‐to‐wound length ratio of 4:1 (‘long stitch’, LS). ‘Short stitch’ (SS) has a suture‐to‐wound length ratio of more than 4 and incorporates only the linea alba, which may reduce tension and pain. We compared the post‐operative pain after laparotomy closu...

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Published in:	ANZ journal of surgery Vol. 91; no. 5; pp. 896 - 901
Main Authors:	Lai, Larry Weng‐Hong, Roslani, April Camilla, Yan, Yang‐Wai, Bhojwani, Kavita M., Jamaluddin, Mohamad Fadhil Hadi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Melbourne John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01-05-2021 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:	abdominal closure Abdominal wall Analgesia Double-blind studies general surgery Infections Laparotomy Median (statistics) Morphine Normal distribution Pain Pain perception Patients Postoperative period post‐operative pain short stitch Skewed distributions Statistical analysis surgical education Surgical site infections Sutures Wounds general surgery abdominal closure surgical education post-operative pain short stitch
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