• DemeTech's Chromic Catgut is composed of 97%-98% pure collagen, signifying its premium quality.
• Chromic salt coating on DemeTech's sutures ensures prolonged strand integrity and decreased tissue reactivity, reducing potential adverse reactions.
• The suture retains its tensile strength for 14-21 days.
• It allows for effortless passage through tissue.
• The suture has commendable knot-tying characteristics.
• DemeTech's advanced chromicizing technique minimizes strand fraying and enhances the Chromic Catgut's overall integrity and potential.

When Surgical Gut Suture is placed in tissue, a moderate tissue inflammation occurs characteristic of foreign body response to a substance. This is followed by a loss of tensile strength and suture mass, as the proteolytic enzymatic digestive process dissolves the surgical gut. This process continues until the suture is completely absorbed. Many variable factors may affect the rate of absorption. Some of the major factors which can affect tensile strength loss and absorption rates are:

1. Chromic gut is 100 percent absorbed in 60 to 90 days.
2. Infection: Surgical gut is absorbed more rapidly in infected tissue than in non-infected tissue.
3. Tissue Sites: Surgical gut will absorb more rapidly in tissue where increased levels of proteolytic enzymes are present, as in the secretions exhibited in stomach, cervix and vagina.

Indications:

• Do not resterilize. Discard any open, unused sutures.
• Store in a cool room temperature and avoid long exposure to high temperatures.
• Prolonged contact with salt solutions, like those in urinary or biliary tracts, may cause calculus formation.
• Before using this suture for wound closure, users should be acquainted with relevant surgical procedures, as wound dehiscence risks can vary based on the application site and suture material. Follow proper surgical practices for drainage and closure of infected or contaminated wounds.
• Consider the potential inappropriateness of this suture in patients with conditions that might delay wound healing. Given its absorbable nature, consider using non-absorbable sutures for sites that might expand, stretch, or need additional support.

Precautions:

• For specific cases, such as orthopedic procedures, external support immobilization may be necessary.
• Skin sutures left in place for over seven days can cause irritation and should be removed as needed.
• Avoid damage from handling, especially crushing or crimping due to surgical instruments.
• Ensure knot security with standard surgical techniques. The surgeon's experience and the surgical situation will determine the number of throws.
• Some patients may react to collagen or chromium, leading to inflammation, granulation, or other symptoms.

Potential Adverse Effects:

• Wound dehiscence.
• Insufficient wound support in various critical sites or in specific patient groups like the elderly, malnourished, or those with certain health conditions.
• Increased bacterial infection risk.
• Minimal acute inflammatory tissue reaction.
• Local irritation for skin sutures left in place beyond seven days.
• Calculi formation in urinary and biliary tracts due to extended contact with salt solutions.
• Pain, swelling, and redness at the wound site.