A Review on the Innovative Surgical Suture and Needle Evaluation and Selection Program
Robin R Szarmach1, Jean Livingston1, George T Rodeheaver2
1Consorta, Inc., Catholic Resource Partners, Rolling Meadows, Illinois.
Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants
|May 19, 2018
Summary
Surgical sutures and needles from United States Surgical/Davis & Geck Sutures (USS/D&G) demonstrated high clinical acceptability, with 98.1% of evaluations deemed successful. Surgeons found these essential surgical biomaterials reliable in diverse procedures.
Area of Science:
- Surgical biomaterials evaluation
- Clinical performance assessment
- Healthcare resource management
Background:
- Collaboration between Consorta, Inc. (healthcare resource management) and United States Surgical/Davis & Geck Sutures (USS/D&G) (surgical biomaterials manufacturer).
- Development of an innovative clinical evaluation program for surgical sutures and needles.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the clinical performance of surgical needles and sutures manufactured by USS/D&G.
- To gather surgeon feedback on various performance characteristics of surgical biomaterials.
Main Methods:
- Nonexperimental observational study involving 699 surgeons across 19 hospitals.
- Evaluation of 3407 surgical procedures over 30-day periods.
- Assessment of packaging, needle sharpness/strength, tissue drag, knot security, and tensile strength.
Main Results:
- Overall clinical acceptability rating of 98.1% for USS/D&G sutures and needles.
- POLISORB* braided synthetic sutures showed 98.4% acceptability; SOFSILK* had 98.7%; monofilament nylon had 96.3%.
- Surgical needles achieved a 97.9% clinical acceptability rating.
Conclusions:
- The evaluated USS/D&G surgical sutures and needles are highly clinically acceptable.
- The collaborative evaluation program successfully assessed the performance of surgical biomaterials.
- High surgeon satisfaction indicates reliability of these surgical essentials in practice.
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