Abstract Journal General Surgery

ABSTRACT

There was an increase in the number (%) of operations performed in 2020, 175 patients (38%) versus mean 158 patients (29%) I P i = 0.001. This is the first Australian study looking at the association of patient's pre-operative condition and FTR of patients who underwent major abdominal surgery. Twenty patients (74.1%) had incisional hernias, four patients (14.8%) had I de novo i Spigelian hernias, two patients (7.4%) were related to blunt trauma, and one patient had a lumbar hernia (3.7%). SMALL BITE VERSUS LARGE BITE STITCHING TECHNIQUE FOR LAPAROTOMY WOUND CLOSURE A SYSTEMATIC R... Erwin Yii, James Onggo and Ming Yii Eastern Health, VIC B Background: b Mass closure with a continuous suture using large bite stitching technique has been widely accepted for midline laparotomy wound closures. All patients undergoing a surgical procedure from 1 April 2020-2030 June 2020 (COVID-19 pandemic period) were compared to patients pre-pandemic (1 April 2019-2030 June 2019). [Extracted from the article] Copyright of ANZ Journal of Surgery is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)