Absorbable Sutures — Pediatric EM Morsels | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Wound care is a common issue in the ED. Certainly, not all wounds are created equal. We have discussed eyelid lacerations[1] and tongue lacerations[2]. We have also discussed my favorite wound closure technique: tissue adhesives[3]. While tissue adhesives are pretty awesome, they aren’t appropriate for all scenarios.  Sometimes you need sutures.  I was taught that you use absorbable sutures to close deep layers and non-absorbable to close the surface. Pretty simple and made sense; however, removal of sutures is not always simple and sedating a child just to remove strings doesn’t seem to make much sense. Recently, there has been an evolving trend that challenges the myth that all skin closure is done with non-absorbable suture. Let us take a minute to digest a Morsel of information about Absorbable Sutures for primary wound closure.