USSC Suture Conversion

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Greetings:

We have just been switched to US Surgical Suture. The surgeons dislike it immensely. Some have had problems with needles popping off on non-popoff sutures, wound dehiscence, and other things.

The chromic is especially crappy, and one of the reps had the N*E*R*V*E* to tell the surgeon that she wasn't tying her knots correctly!!

Give me back Ethicon!

Any other experiences out there??

Donna

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Well, I have seen more of the opposite-surgeons preferring USSC over ethicon!

Anyway, the chromis suture is going to soon be obsolete due to studies showing a link to the suture and CJD...believe it or not...so, then they will be upset again when they have to use Vicryl or Monocryl...:)

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Kathyann,

I would be interested in learning more about the corrolation between chromic and cjd.

Thanks,

Paula

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We use Vicryl, monocryl, chromic gut, plain gut, ethilon, PDS-pretty much anything and the surgeon's love it; i guess since they are used to it.

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we have not used chromic in several years because of the threat or percieved threat of CJD. now vicryl is the suture of choice in these parts.

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Pardon me for asking, but what is CJD?

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CJD stands for Creutzfeldt -Jacob Disease in which the CNS is affected. It's caused by a virus- you might see dementia- diagnosed by brain biopsy.

Christine

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Specializes in All Surgical Specialties.

I may be wrong, as I often am, but I believe that it is the human form of MAD COW.:eek:

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