• Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Center of General Surgery, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu 610083, China;
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Objective  To investigate the infection rate and observe the healing courses of the incision after gastrointestinal surgery which was managed by positioning extraperitoneal U-type latex drainage strip. Methods  Two hundred patients after abdominal operation were divided into drainage group (n=97) and control group (n=103). Drainage group were treated with positioning extraperitoneal U-type latex drainage strip, while control group were treated with no latex drainage strip. The infection rate of incision, the mean time in hospital and mean time of incision healing were observed. Results  The infection rate of drainage group was significantly lower than that of control group 〔7.22% (7/97) vs. 18.45% (19/103), P=0.024〕. The mean time in hospital and the mean time of incision healing in drainage group were significantly shorter than those in control group 〔(8.86±1.48) d vs. (14.12±2.63) d, P=0.000; (8.24±1.02) d vs. (12.32±3.47) d, P=0.000〕. Conclusion  The infection rate and the healing course of incision of gastrointestinal surgery could be improved by positioning extraperitoneal U-type latex drainage strip.

Citation: ZHANG Lin,CAO Yongkuan,ZHANG Guohu,GONG Jiaqing,WANG Peihong,ZHOU Qingxian,WANG Yonghua. Effects of Positing Extraperitoneal U-Type Latex Drainage Strip after Gastrointestinal Surgery on The Healing Courses of Incision. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2009, 16(11): 925-927. doi: Copy