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Our aim was to compare interrupted non-absorbable (NA) and continuous intradermal absorbable (A) sutures in appendectomy wounds to evaluate whether absorbable suturing increases the risk of complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Material and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>198 children (age 4\u201318 years) including perforated cases were prospectively randomized into two groups (NA and A skin closure). The wounds and inflammatory markers were evaluated on the first two postoperative days. The appearance of the wound was evaluated one week postoperatively by a district nurse. Follow-up data were obtained from 166 patients (87 in NA group and 79 in A group).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In NA group 86 % and in A group 81 % had appendicitis (8 % and 15.6 % perforated and 9.3 % and 25 % gangrenous cases in NA and A groups, respectively). The total wound infection rate was low, 1.8 % (2.3 % in NA Group and 1.3% in A Group). No differences in the inflammatory markers or the appearance of the wound were noted between the groups, but nine children in NA Group (10.3 %) had a partial wound dehiscence after stitch removal.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Appendectomy wounds in children can be closed with continuous, absorbable sutures, even in complicated cases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/145749691009900308","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,1,10]],"date-time":"2017-01-10T10:38:33Z","timestamp":1484044713000},"page":"142-146","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Non-Absorbable Interrupted versus Absorbable Continuous Skin Closure in Pediatric Appendectomies"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"99","author":[{"given":"S.-L.","family":"Pauniaho","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Pediatric Research Centre and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"T.","family":"Lahdes-Vasama","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pediatric Research Centre and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"M. 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