• In a study of over 20,000 patients, only 1.3% experienced postoperative intestinal obstruction, with no cases tied to barbed sutures.
• Among the 102 patients who underwent reoperation for obstruction, none were related to suture entrapment.

Surgeons can confidently use barbed sutures without fearing increased risk of intestinal complications.

• 12.3% of patients were readmitted for various reasons, but alternative causes, such as adhesions and leaks, were identified instead.