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DOES A SUBCUTICULAR NON-ABSORBABLE SKIN SUTURE GIVE BETTER OUTCOME THAN CLIPS IN ELECTIVE OPEN COLORECTAL SURGERY?

@article{Hussain2018DOESAS,
  title={DOES A SUBCUTICULAR NON-ABSORBABLE SKIN SUTURE GIVE BETTER OUTCOME THAN CLIPS IN ELECTIVE OPEN COLORECTAL SURGERY?},
  author={Anwar Hussain and Ahmad Arsalan Tahir and Rashid Waheed and Naseem Waraich},
  journal={Journal of Medical Sciences},
  year={2018},
  volume={26},
  pages={292-296}
}
Obective: To assess the patient satisfaction and wound outcomes in both techniques of wound closureMaterial and Methods: A prospective cohort study including all the patients who underwent elective open colorectalsurgery, in a single unit, from May 2015 to May 2017 at Mid Cheshire Hospital Trust Crewe, UK. Patients allocated toSubcuticular-suture or Skin-clips groups randomly depending on surgeons’ choice. Data was collected on patientdemographics, type of surgery, and methods of skin closure… 
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