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Review
. 2022;90(1):124-127.
doi: 10.24875/CIRU.20001773.

Main pitfalls of skin surgical suturing - review for junior surgeons and medical students

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Main pitfalls of skin surgical suturing - review for junior surgeons and medical students

V Kunc et al. Cir Cir. 2022.
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Abstract

Every surgeon starts the training with suturing, which can be very confusing as most of the senior surgeons have their own style, approach, tricks and different rules to follow. It is hard for residents and medical students to know what is an evidence-based rule that should be followed and what is a personal trick of their teacher that can be modified. We provide a review of current data on surgical suturing with all the reasons for specific techniques. Parameters of the correct skin suture, practical guide and all the complications are mentioned in the text.

Cada cirujano empieza su carrera profesional con el entrenamiento de la sutura cirúrgica. Dado que todos los cirujanos con experiencia tienen sus propios trucos, estilo y enfoque, la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de la técnica correcta pueden ser caóticos. Por esta razón, para los cirujanos residentes y los estudiantes de medicina les puede resultar difícil distinguir entre el enfoque de “evidence-based medicine” - el cuál ha de ser tomado, y los trucos personales de sus superiores, cuáles pueden ser modificados. Ofrecemos una revisión de los datos disponibles sobre la sutura cirúrgica, incluyendo las razones para el empleo de algunas técnicas especiales. En el texto presentamos los parámetros para la correcta sutura del piel, un guía práctico y las complicaciones que pueden surgir.

Keywords: Cierre de la herida; Surgical suturing; Surgical techniques; Sutura cirúrgica; Técnicas cirúrgicas; Wound closure.

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