Postoperative Wound Closure and Cosmetic Outcomes of Sutures and Staplers in Thyroid Surgery at Tertiary Care Hospital

Authors

  • Inayat Ali Zardari, Mashooque Ali Khowaja, Abdul Hakeem Jamali, Altaf Hussain Ghumro, Farkhanda Jabeen Dahri Author

Abstract

Objective: To detect the best material used in order to get least postoperative complications and good cosmetic results for restoring the normal anatomy of affected organ.

Study Design: Comparative study.

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Surgical Department of PMCH, Nawabshah from December 2016 to November 2018.

Materials and Methods: All the patients were admitted from Surgical OPD and Emergency department.

Results: Total 45 patients were included in this study. Of them, Prolene was used in 20 (44.4%) patients, Mersilk in 15 (33.3%) and Staplers in 10 (22.2%) patients.

Conclusion: Polypropylene was the best suture with good results keeping in view the postoperative complications and cosmetic outcomes.

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Published

2024-05-02

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 2 (2019): Medical Forum Monthly

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Postoperative Wound Closure and Cosmetic Outcomes of Sutures and Staplers in Thyroid Surgery at Tertiary Care Hospital. (2024). Medical Forum Monthly, 30(2). https://medicalforummonthly.com/index.php/mfm/article/view/3358