[Prevention of postoperative infectious complications with suture materials containing gentamicin]

Sutural materials containing antibiotics such as gentamicin and tetracycline were studied on dogs with respect to the action on development of inflammation reactions after operations on the large intestine. It was shown that the antibacterial surgical threads had a prophylactic action and inhibited infection development. There was noted a significant advantage of the threads over the control ones not containing the antibiotics. The inflammatory reactions were less intensive and of shorter duration. The terms of onset and completion of the reparation also markedly shortened.