Subcuticular suture and incisional surgical-site infection in elective hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery: an open-label, pragmatic randomized clinical trial (CLOSKIN trial)

Abstract Background Subcuticular suture has proven to reduce superficial incisional SSI (si-SSI) in clean surgery. However, question remains regarding clean-contaminated procedures. The aim of this study is to assess if subcuticular suture is superior to staples in reducing si-SSI incidence in elect...

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Published in:	BMC Surgery
Main Authors:	Ignacio Aguirre-Allende, Maialen Alkorta-Zuloaga, Maria Teresa Iglesias-Gaspar, Iratxe Urreta-Ballobre, Amaia García-Domínguez, Xabier Arteaga-Martin, Adolfo Beguiristain-Gómez, Miguel Ángel Medrano-Gómez, Inmaculada Ruiz-Montesinos, Ana Paula Riverola-Aso, Raúl Jiménez-Agüero, José María Enríquez-Navascués
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-01-01
Subjects:	Surgical-site infection Subcuticular suture Surgical staples Hepatobiliary surgery Pancreatic surgery
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-023-01911-0