1. Examples of Absorbable sutures are: Catgut, Polydioxanone (PDS), Polyglactin (Vicryl) and Polyglycolic acid

2. (a) sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials and sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure;

3. The mixed suture pack is consists of ABSORBABLE: Chromic Catgut and NON-ABSORBABLE: Nylon, Polypropylene, Polyester, Silk in different sizes (USP): 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, and 5-0

4. Chromic catgut compared with polyglactin 910 (Vicryl) resulted in a significant reduction in blood transfusions as well as a significant reduction in complications requiring relaparotomy in one trial (RCT, n=9544)