Resorbable Suture as Wound Drain

Publication date: Available online 18 December 2016
Source:Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Author(s): Eric Dierks, Gerald Harper
The placement of a resorbable suture on one edge of the wound can effectively retard the mucosal closure of the defect and thereby duplicate the function of a passive surgical drain. The placement of a double or triple loop of a resorbable suture such as chromic gut on one side of the wound edge can provide an inexpensive and self-eliminating wound drain.



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