Recommended suturing methods and material for the repair of dehisced perineal wounds
| Methods | Standard surgical procedures for secondary suturing should be followed including wound debridement if needed |
|---|---|
| Repair of the vaginal mucosa | Continuous suturing technique |
| Repair of the perineal muscle | Interrupted sutures |
| Repair of the skin | Depending on the length of the wound, the skin could be sutured by interrupted or subcutaneous sutures or left unsutured if the edges are approximated by suturing the underlying tissues |
| Recommended suture material | To ensure standardisation of materials, the PREVIEW study team recommended standard synthetic polyglactin 910 (gauge 2/0) suture material as the material of choice |