Effect of Stitch Length on Wound Complications After Closure of Midline Incisions

In midline incisions closed with a single-layer running suture, the rate of wound complications is lower when a suture length to wound length ratio of at least 4 is accomplished with a short stitch length rather than with a long one.Prospective randomized controlled trial.Surgical department.Patients operated on through a midline incision.Wound closure with a short stitch length (ie, placing stitches <10 mm from the wound edge) or a long stitch...