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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Protocol - Intervention

Staples versus sutures for closing leg wounds after vein graft harvesting for coronary artery bypass surgery.

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Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows:

To compare the effects of using staples and sutures for skin closure after saphenous vein graft harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting on rates of surgical site infection (SSI) and wound dehiscence.