5-year clinical outcome of the ESTOIH trial comparing the short-bite versus large-bite technique for elective midline abdominal closure.

Short-term results, focusing on burst abdomen and surgical site infections, showed a trend toward a lower burst abdomen rate in the short-stitch group, implying that the elastic, ultra-long-term absorbable monofilament was associated with an overall low complication rate, including wound infections [ 18 ].

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