Is Catgut Really Obsolete? Experience with Buried Subcuticular Catgut Sutures in Operative Wounds

Buried Silk, Catgut and Strabismus Sutures.

Silk, Catgut, and Wound Infections *

Whether absorbable or non-absorbable suture material should be used in the repair of wounds has long been a highly controversial subject. Popular favor has swung from one extreme to the other repeatedly in the last century. Lord Lister was responsible for the initial popularity of catgut, just as Kocher was one of the first to abandon its use in favor of a non-absorbable material, i.e., silk. H...

The use of chromic catgut in the primary closure of scalp wounds in children.

A prospective clinical trial examining the benefits of using an absorbable suture for the closure of scalp wounds, is described. One hundred wounds were included, of which 50 were closed with chromic catgut, and 50 were closed with silk. On examination 5 days later, there were no complications in either group. The advantages of using an absorbable suture material in children's scalp wounds are ...

Acupoint Catgut Embedding for Obesity: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Acupoint catgut embedding (ACE) was applied widely to antiweight in China. The aim of this review is to estimate the effectiveness and safety of ACE on obesity. A literature search was conducted in PubMed, Cochrane Library, EBASE, CNKI, and so forth, using combination subject terms of obesity (or overweight, weight loss, etc.) and acupoint catgut embedding (or catgut implantation, catgut embedd...

Acupoint catgut embedding therapy with moxibustion reduces the risk of diabetes in obese women

BACKGROUND Obesity is a major health problem worldwide for which conventional therapy efficacy is limited. Traditional Chinese medicine, particularly body acupoint stimulation, provides an alternative, effective, and safe therapy for this medical challenge. The present study was designed to compare the effects of distinct methods to stimulate the same set of acupoints, on anthropometric and bio...