# 5mm v 1-cm Fascial Closure at CS: MINI EPISODE

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Podcast: [Dr. Chapa’s OBGYN Clinical Pearls](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-chapa-s-obgyn-clinical-pearls-334380)
Published: 2026-06-06T18:32:27+00:00
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Duration seconds: 186

## Resource

Historically we were taught as surgeons that 1-centimeter bites that between suture throws on a Pfannenstiel (low transverse) fascial closure was enough to prevent hernia formation and optimize facial healing. But is this still evidence based? We can extrapolate data from a May 2026 systematicreview/meta-anlysis as well as a separate study from the Dutch published in 2021. Both of these studies were in the journal Hernia. The evidence does favor one technique over the other! Listen in for details. 1. Golling M, Baumann P, Kuger F, Fortelny RH.Impact of the SUture BIte TEchnique on clinical outcomes after midlinelaparotomy closure: SUBITE-a systematic review and meta-analysis. Hernia. 2026May 19;30(1):221. doi: 10.1007/s10029-026-03700-z. PMID: 42154339; PMCID:PMC13186860. 2. Paulsen CB, Zetner D, Rosenberg J. Variation inabdominal wall closure techniques in lower transverse incisions: a nationwidesurvey across specialties. Hernia. 2021 Apr;25(2):345-352. doi:10.1007/s10029-020-02280-w. Epub 2020 Aug 8. PMID: 32770366.

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