EFFICACY OF ANTIBACTERIAL COATED VERSUS UNCOATED SUTURE MATERIAL IN SUBCUTANEOUS CLOSURE OF LAPAROTOMY INCISIONS IN PREVENTION OF POSTOPERATIVE SUPERFICIAL SURGICAL SITE INFECTION

Dr. Suhas M; Dr. M Venkata Reddy; Dr. P Inamdar; Dr. P Vijayendra

Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

EFFICACY OF ANTIBACTERIAL COATED VERSUS UNCOATED SUTURE MATERIAL IN SUBCUTANEOUS CLOSURE OF LAPAROTOMY INCISIONS IN PREVENTION OF POSTOPERATIVE SUPERFICIAL SURGICAL SITE INFECTION

Dr. Suhas M, Dr. M Venkata Reddy, Dr. P Inamdar, Dr. P Vijayendra

Abstract :

Introduction:Triclosanis a oad spectrum antiseptic that has been widely used in humans for over 30 years. This study was aimed to evaluate the efficacy of new antibacterial suture (coated Polyglactin 910 with triclosan) compared with a traditional suture (coated Polyglactin 910) in reducing abdominal surgical site infection. Patients and methods:A total of 60 patients undergoing abdominal surgeries between October 2015 and September 2017 were included in the study. These patients were randomized into two groups that is group A (coated Polyglactin 910 with triclosan) and group B (coated Polyglactin 910). Observations and results: Both the groups were comparable in terms of patient demographics. Higher incidence of superficial SSI incidence was seen in Group B (30%) compared to Group A (10%), but this was not statistically significant (P=0.053).The mean length of hospital stay in group A was slightly lower compared to group B. Conclusion:The study showed that the use of new antibacterial suture (coated Polyglactin 910 with triclosan) showed better efficacy in reducing abdominal surgical site infections when compared to traditional suture (coated Polyglactin 910) even though this was not statistically proven.