[Abdominal wall closure techniques--the results of the Polish surgeons' survey].

AIM OF THE STUDY: The results of a survey designed to investigate abdominal wall closure techniques have been analyzed in this report. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The participants were asked to choose a method of abdominal wall closure in groups of patients with progressively increasing risk of wound healing complications. RESULTS: Sixty-nine surgeons responded (median age 41 years), with a median professional life of 15 years. In low and moderate-risk patients, abdominal wall closure plan was similar; the peritoneum and fascia would be closed separately. Continuous absorbable sutures were most frequently picked. Treatment option choices were more diversified in the high-risk group. No dominant surgical method could be found; different suturing materials were proposed, mainly in the form of interrupted sutures. In almost every third patient antieventration sutures were taken as a option. CONCLUSION: A correlation was found between the risk group and surgical technique, the use of interrupted/continuous sutures and anti-eventration sutures. Dexon, Vicryl and PDS were most frequently selected sutures by surgeons who responded to the survey.