Table 1.
Demographic data.
| Parameter | “U” type retention suture (n = 18) | Intermittent retention suture (n = 17) | Non- retention suture (n = 22) | Number of total patients | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 61.4 ± 15.5 | 58.8 ± 15.9 | 51.8 ± 10.6 | 56.9 ± 14.3 | 0.082 |
| Male (n, %) | 9 (50.0) | 10 (58.8) | 17 (77.3) | 38 (66.7) | 0.186 |
| BMI | 21.6 ± 3.5 | 22.7 ± 3.7 | 21.8 ± 3.1 | 22.0 ± 3.4 | 0.557 |
| APACHE II | 5.3 ± 2.4 | 4.7 ± 3.3 | 4.6 ± 2.2 | 4.9 ± 2.6 | 0.650 |
| Trauma | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Gastrointestinal obstruction | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Gastrointestinal bleeding | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Gastrointestinal tumors | 11 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 0.988 |
| Abdominal infection | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Other | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Surgical setting | |||||
| Emergency surgery | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.121 |
| Elective surgery | 15 | 14 | 22 | 51 | 0.121 |
| Name of surgical procedure | |||||
| Closure of colonic stoma | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.805 |
| Gastrointestinal tumor resection | 13 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 0.989 |
| Gastrointestinal perforation repair | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.704 |
| Intestinal adhesion lysis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.332 |
| Other | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.604 |
| Incision length | 20.5 ± 7.8 | 17.5 ± 4.8 | 15.9 ± 4.6 | 17.8 ± 6.1 | 0.054 |
| Incision site | |||||
| Median incision | 11 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 0.497 |
| Transrectal incision | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 0.878 |
| Number of risk factors | 4.1 ± 1.4 | 3.8 ± 1.7 | 3.5 ± 2.5 | 3.8 ± 1.9 | 0.572 |