Subcuticular suture and incisional surgical-site infection in elective hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery: an open-label, pragmatic randomized clinical trial (CLOSKIN trial)

Table 3 Treatment strategy for si-SSI

	Bedside wound drainage	Oral antibiotic therapy	Intravenous antibiotic therapy	Antibiotic therapy and wound negative pressure treatment
Staples group (n = 17)^a	5 (29.41%)	6 (35.29%)	4 (23.53%)	2 (11.56%)
Subcuticular suture group (n = 8)^a	1 (12.5%)	4 (50%)	2 (25%)	1 (12.5%)

^aMost patients required a combined treatment strategy (i.e. bedside wound drainage + oral or intravenous antibiotic therapy)

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