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J Reconstr Microsurg 1986; 2(2): 93-96
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1007007
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

© 1986 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Comparison of Continuous and Interrupted Suture Techniques in Microvascular End-to-Side Anastomosis

Michael J. Wheatley1 , Stephen J. Mathes2 , Cheryl Hassett3
  • 1Department of General Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • 2Department of Surgery and Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
  • 3Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Accepted for publication 1985

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

To compare the speed and patency rates of the continuous and interrupted suture techniques in microvascular end-to-side anastomosis, 10 anastomoses utilizing each technique were performed using a femoral artery-superficial epigastric vein bypass model in Sprague-Dawley rats. The continuous suture technique was found to be almost twice as fast as the interrupted technique with no functional compromise. Patency for both techniques was 100 percent. These results are similar to those of several recent reports comparing the two techniques in end-to-end anastomosis and suggest that the continuous suture technique may be the most efficient technique for end-to-side anastomosis as well.