Two recent historically controlled studies comparing the interrupted closure of the abdominal fascia with a triclosan-coated braided rapidly absorbable suture material (polyglactin 910, Vicryl plus ® ) versus a slowly absorbable continuous loop suture (polydioxanone, PDS II ® ) in patients with elective or emergency surgery demonstrated a highly significant reduction of wound infections using the coated material [ 7 , 8 ].
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Prevention of abdominal wound infection (PROUD trial, DRKS00000390): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
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