Types of Surgical Sutures
- 1. The main factors used to classify sutures types are:
- 2. Absorbable natural
- 3. Absorbable synthetic
- 4. Non-absorbable natural
- 5. Non-absorbable synthetic
- 6. Monofilament
- 7. Polyfilament or Braided
- 8. Surface
- 9. Suture Size.
- 10. Strength
- 11. Dye
- 12. How to Suture Guide - for DNB ENT OSCE Skill Station Videos - Kindly go through them
Surgical suture materials are used in the closure of most wound types. Lets start with Types of Surgical sutures.
The ideal suture should allow the healing tissue to recover sufficiently to keep the wound closed together once they are removed or absorbed. A closure is a mean of primary closure to promote wound healing.
The main factors used to classify sutures types are:
1- Absorbable vs. non-absorbable
2-Â Synthetic vs. natural
3- Monofilament vs. multifilament
Absorbable sutures are made of materials which are broken down in tissue after a given amount of time, which
depending upon the material can be from ten days to 8 weeks. They are made use of as a result in many of the internal
tissues of the body. In many cases, 3 weeks is sufficient for the wound to close securely. The suture is not needed any more, and the fact that it disappears is an advantage, as there is no foreign material left inside the body as well as no requirement for the patient to have the sutures removed.
Absorbable sutures were originally made of the intestines of sheep, the so called catgut. The majority of absorbable sutures are currently made of synthetic polymer fibers, which might be braided or monofilament; these offer various advantages over gut sutures, significantly convenience of handling, low cost, reduced tissue reaction, constant performance and assured non-toxicity.
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