The Effectiveness and Safety of Barbed Sutures in the Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

ConclusionsAlthough quality of all the studies was relatively moderate and the number of the included studies was limited, the barbed suture may have the potentiality to be an effective and reliable technique and extend the application in other bariatric surgeries. More evidence with randomized design, larger sample sizes, and longer follow-up need to compel validations of this state-of-the-art in the future.
Source: Obesity Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research