Abdominal wound closure: a comparison of monofilament [nylon] and polyglactin [vicryle] suture

ABSTRACT

The incidence of wound dehiscence, infection and incisional hernia was tested in a prospective clinical trial comparing nylon sutures with vicryle. Two hundred twenty six patients were studied, 108 in the nylon group and 118 in the nylon group. The two groups were matched for all risk factors known. There was no significant difference in the rate of wound dehiscence, infection or incisonal hernia between the two groups