Absorbable sutures for surgery

Most surgeries now use absorbable sutures, which do not need to be removed and will slowly be absorbed by the body's tissues, thus alleviating the pain of having to have the sutures removed a second time. However, absorbable sutures used in surgeries can be divided into multiple types, and different types have different effects. Everyone needs to be particularly aware of this aspect.

Introduction

The absorbable catgut used in surgery is a line that can be absorbed by the tissue and therefore does not need to be removed.

Classification

Medical gut is divided into ordinary gut and chrome gut, both of which are absorbable. The time required for absorption depends on the thickness of the intestinal thread and the condition of its tissue. It usually takes 6 to 20 days to be completely absorbed. At present, the intestinal threads are all packaged in disposable sterile packaging, which is convenient to use.

(1) Ordinary gut: an easily absorbable suture made from the submucosal tissue of sheep or bovine intestine. It is absorbed quickly, but the tissue reaction to the gut is slightly greater. It is mostly used for ligating blood vessels in tissues or subcutaneous tissues that heal faster and for suturing infected wounds. It is commonly used in mucous membranes such as the uterus and bladder.

(2) Chrome gut: This type of gut is treated with chromic acid, which slows down tissue absorption and causes less inflammatory response than ordinary gut. It is generally used in gynecological and urological surgeries, and is the suture often used in kidney and ureteral surgeries because silk thread can promote the formation of stones. Soak it in saline when using, and straighten it after it softens to facilitate surgical operation.