Comparison of use of polypropylene with polydioxanon E for closure of midline abdominal incisions

Aim: to compare the outcome of use of polypropylene with polydioxanone for closure of midline abdominal incisions. methods: this randomized control trial was carried out in the department of surgery,d.h.q teaching hospital and ghazi khan medical college for the period 1year from 15 december 2014 to 15 december 2015. a total of 250 patients divided in two equal groups were included in the study. results: in this study,out of 250 cases (125 in each group),43(34.4%) in group-a and 48(38.4%) in group-b were between 12-30 years of age while 82(65.6%) in group-a and 77(61.6%) in group-b were between 31-60 years of age,mean±sd was calculated as 39.50±13.01 and 39.45±13.74 years respectively,72(57.6%) in group-a and 68(54.4%) in group-b were male while 53(42.4%) in group-a and 57(45.6%) in group-b were females. suture sinus was recorded as 24(19.2%) in group-a and 4(3.2%) in group-b,p value was calculated as 0.000 which shows a significant difference. wound infection was recorded as 34(27.2%) in group-a and 19(15.2%) in group-b,p value was calculated as 0.03 which shows a significant difference. conclusion: we concluded that the outcome of polydiaxanone is significantly better than polypropylene for closure of midline abdominal incisions in terms of less wound infection and suture sinus. © 2016,lahore medical and dental college. all rights reserved.