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Patients were subdivided into two groups: a Closed Protocol where the Dermabond\u00ae \u00b1 Prineo\u00ae dressing system was used, and a Conventional Protocol, namely sutures or staples. Statistical analysis was undertaken to compare the infection rates among the different closure techniques. Results: Altogether, 672 patients were included. In the whole cohort, 157 (23.36%) underwent skin closure with staples, 122 (18.15%) with sutures, 98 (14.58%) with intracutaneous sutures, 78 (11.61%) with Dermabond\u00ae, and 217 (32.29%) with Demabond\u00ae + Prineo\u00ae. The overall infection rate was 2.23% (n = 15). Skin suture had the highest infection rate (4.10%), while the lowest was Dermabond\u00ae (1.28%) and Dermabond\u00ae + Prineo\u00ae (1.4%), though the difference was not significant. Risk factors for SSI included higher BMI (29.46 kg\/m2 vs. 26.96 kg\/m2, p = 0.044), other sites infection (20.00% vs. 2.38%, p = 0.004), and a higher national nosocomial infections surveillance score (p = 0.003). Conclusions: This study showed that a closed protocol with the use of adhesive dressing with or without mesh had a slight tendency to lower infection rates compared to conventional protocol with sutures or staples, although no statistically significant difference was found between the closure techniques. 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