Table 2.
Suture type and cost of suture materials in the KBS and KTS groups
| Author | Date | Suture materials compared | Average suture material costs | Total closure time in the operating room (minutes) | Total suture cost (mean ± SD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KBS | KTS | KBS | KTS | KBS | KTS | KBS | KTS | ||
| Chan1 | 2017 | Arthrotomy closure: 1-Stratafix Subcutaneous closure: 0-Stratafix Skin closure: surgical staples |
Arthrotomy closure: 1-Vicryl Subcutaneous closure: 2/0 Vicryl Skin closure: surgical staples |
$61.90 | $14.50 | 10.52 ± 1.78 | 14.53 ± 3.16 | $313.75±$42.61 | $362.35±$75.65 |
| Gililland13 | 2014 | Arthrotomy closure: knotless #2 Quill SRS PDO Subdermal closure: knotless 0 Quill SRS Monoderm Skin closure: staples |
Arthrotomy closure: interrupted #1 Ethibond Subdermal closure: 2-0 Monocryl Skin closure: staples |
$24 | $2 | 9.8 ± 4.2 | 14.4 ± 3.98 | $324±$118 | $419±$116 |
| Sah2 | 2015 | Retinaculum closure: 2 Quill™ Deep-intermediate layer closure: 2 − 0 Vicryl™ Subcutaneous closure: 2 − 0 Monoderm™ Subcuticular closure: 2 − 0 Monoderm™ |
Retinaculum closure: 1 Vicryl™ pop-off sutures Deep-intermediate layer closure: 2 − 0 Vicryl™ Subcutaneous closure: 2 − 0 Monocryl Subcuticular closure: 3 − 0 Monocryl |
$82 | $32 | 11.4 ± 2.2 | 16.1 ± 2.1 | $307.6±$134.4 | $804.8±$100.8 |
| Smith16 | 2014 | Fascia closure: #2 Quill Fat closure: #1 Quill Subcutaneous closure: #0 Quill Subcuticular closure: 2 − 0 Quill Monoderm |
Fascia closure: #1 Ethibond Fat closure: 0-Vicryl Subcutaneous closure: 2.0 Vicryl Subcuticular closure: 3 − 0 Monocryl |
$106.33 | $14.40 | 16.78 ± 3.28 | 26.50 ± 6.83 | $1213.8±$216.48 | $1763.4±$450.78 |
| Ting11 | 2012 | Deep fascia closure: 2-polydioxanone Subcutaneous closure: 0-polydioxanone Subdermal closure: 2 − 0 monoderm Skin closure: skin staples and adhesive |
Deep fascia closure: 1-Vicryl Subcutaneous closure: 0-Vicryl Subdermal closure: 2 − 0 monofilament Skin closure: skin staples and adhesive |
$52.84 | $9.43 | 9.2 ± 1.88 | 12.7 ± 3.08 | $1000.44±$316.73 | $1317.53±$193.13 |
KBS knotless barbed sutures, KTS knotted traditional sutures, SD standard deviation