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A COMPARISON BETWEEN CATGUT AND POLYGLYCOLIC ACID SUTURES IN EPISIOTOMY REPAIR
Author(s) -
Livingstone E.,
Simpson D.,
Naismith W. C. M. K.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1974.tb00453.x
Subject(s) - episiotomy , medicine , surgery , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Summary Either catgut or polyglycolic acid sutures (“Dexon”) were randomly selected for the repair of episiotomies in 100 patients. Significantly less postpartum perineal pain and oedema occurred when polyglycolic acid sutures were used.