Table 4 Suture techniques of the studies included for meta-analysis.
From: Single- versus two- layer intestinal anastomosis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Single-layer | Two-layer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
inner | outer | |||||
Author (ref.) | technique | material | technique | material | technique | material |
Irvin (9) | 12:submucosal, 6:all-layer, 11:Gambee | silk | continuous all layer | chromic catgut | interrupted Lembert | silk |
Everett (10) | Gambee | 4-0 Supramid | continuous all layer | 2-0 chromic catgut | interrupted Lembert | 4-0 Supramid |
Goligher (11) | vertical mattress and Lembert | 3-0 silk | continuous all layer | 3-0 chromic catgut | interrupted Lembert | 3-0 silk |
Maurya (12) | Gambee | silk | continuous all layer | 3-0 chromic catgut | interrupted Lembert | 3-0 silk |
Ordorica (13) | Gambee | 4-0 or 5-0 poliglactine | connel-Mayo | 4-0 or 5-0 poliglactine | interrupted Lembert | 4-0 or 5-0 poliglactine |
Burch (14) | all layer-continous | 3-0 polypropylene | continuous transmural | 3-0 polyglycoic acid | interrupted Lembert | 3-0 silk |