The Kuwait Stitch: A novel surgical technique for surgical wound closures
Abstract There are several stitch techniques used for surgical wound closing. Each stitch has its own benefits and drawbacks that a surgeon must balance before use. In this paper, we highlight some of the more common techniques utilized in operative wound closure and briefly discuss benefits and cav...
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| author | Muthana M. Sartawi Hafizur Rahman Ibraheem Yousef James M. Kohlmann |
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| description | Abstract There are several stitch techniques used for surgical wound closing. Each stitch has its own benefits and drawbacks that a surgeon must balance before use. In this paper, we highlight some of the more common techniques utilized in operative wound closure and briefly discuss benefits and caveats one must be aware of before using. The rest of our paper will focus on a new technique, the Kuwait Stitch, with instructions on how to perform the technique followed by a discussion on the benefits and indications for use of this stitch. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ee16de4f836d4eb5870aa2ae388344792022-12-22T02:52:31ZengWileyHealth Science Reports2398-88352022-07-0154n/an/a10.1002/hsr2.667The Kuwait Stitch: A novel surgical technique for surgical wound closuresMuthana M. Sartawi0Hafizur Rahman1Ibraheem Yousef2James M. Kohlmann3Department of Surgery Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon Illinois USADepartment of Biomechanics University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha Nebraska USAKing's College Hospital Dubai United Arab EmiratesDepartment of Surgery Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon Illinois USAAbstract There are several stitch techniques used for surgical wound closing. Each stitch has its own benefits and drawbacks that a surgeon must balance before use. In this paper, we highlight some of the more common techniques utilized in operative wound closure and briefly discuss benefits and caveats one must be aware of before using. The rest of our paper will focus on a new technique, the Kuwait Stitch, with instructions on how to perform the technique followed by a discussion on the benefits and indications for use of this stitch.https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.667surgerysurgical stitchwound closure |
| spellingShingle | Muthana M. Sartawi Hafizur Rahman Ibraheem Yousef James M. Kohlmann The Kuwait Stitch: A novel surgical technique for surgical wound closures Health Science Reports surgery surgical stitch wound closure |
| title | The Kuwait Stitch: A novel surgical technique for surgical wound closures |
| title_full | The Kuwait Stitch: A novel surgical technique for surgical wound closures |
| title_fullStr | The Kuwait Stitch: A novel surgical technique for surgical wound closures |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Kuwait Stitch: A novel surgical technique for surgical wound closures |
| title_short | The Kuwait Stitch: A novel surgical technique for surgical wound closures |
| title_sort | kuwait stitch a novel surgical technique for surgical wound closures |
| topic | surgery surgical stitch wound closure |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.667 |
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