Interrupted or continuous slowly absorbable sutures – Design of a multi-centre randomised trial to evaluate abdominal closure techniques INSECT-Trial [ISRCTN24023541]

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The closure of the abdomen after median laparotomy is still a matter of debate among surgeons. Further well designed and performed randomised controlled trials determining the optimal method of abdominal fascial closure are needed.&l...

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Main Authors: Büchler Markus W, Diener Markus K, Sauerland Stefan, Koch Moritz, Knaebel Hanns-Peter, Seiler Christoph M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-03-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2482/5/3