[Transverse laparotomy closed with continuous absorbable loop sutures].

P Labas; L Vrtík; L Michalko

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[Transverse laparotomy closed with continuous absorbable loop sutures].

P Labas·L Vrtík·L Michalko

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The authors emphasize the advantages of a transverse incision which are beyond doubt, because they provide the surgeon not only with an excellent bilateral view of the operated area, but what is most important, they have the significantly least negative effect on respiratory functions and the composition of blood gases, which is of major importance in patients with chronic respiratory failure. Due to the much smaller retraction forces the incidence of postoperative dehiscences and hernias is smaller. It is an incision which interferes least with the innervation of the abdominal wall and thus is not only less painful but has also better healing parameters. Its closure by a continuous, absorbable, loop-on mucosa double suture is not only simple, but what is most important, it is reliable and associated with a minimum of postoperative complications.

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P Labas, L Vrtík, L Michalko. 1997. [Transverse laparotomy closed with continuous absorbable loop sutures].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9213927/

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