Abstract
Background:
Wound complications, primarily surgical site infections (SSIs), impose heavy a heavy burden on public health. This study aimed to compare the difference in the abilities of subcuticular sutures and staples to prevent SSIs after open abdominal surgery on the digestive system.
Methods:
A comprehensive search in Ovid-MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library (Central Register of Controlled Trials) was performed in January 2021. This study was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The PICOS (population, intervention, control, outcome, study type) model was applied to guide study selection and data extraction.
Results:
Six studies including 3,863 participants were included. According to analysis of SSI incidence, there was no obvious difference between the incidence of SSI when subcuticular sutures and staples were used (odds ratio [OR], 0.81; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.61–1.08; p = 0.15). In the subsequent subgroup analysis of different operation procedures, the pooled results also failed to show significance for upper gastrointestinal surgery (OR, 1.09; 95% CI, 0.63–1.9; p = 0.75), lower gastrointestinal surgery (OR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.56–1.05; p = 0.1), or hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery (pooled OR, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.34–1.54; p = 0.4).
Conclusions:
Subcuticular sutures and staples did not show differences in their ability to prevent SSI incidence after open abdominal operation. These results require further verification by large-scale, high-quality randomized controlled trials.
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