Surgical wound appearances from using different suture types and patterns in catfish

Abstract

This study was to compare the two different suture types including as Vicryl® (Synthetic absorbable suture) or Supramid® (Synthetic non-absorbable suture) with four different suture patterns (Simple interrupted, Ford interlocking, Horizontal mattress and Cross mattress) on the surgical wound appearance in catfish. Forty-eight fish with 15-20 cm in long, 100-150 g in weight and 2-3 months old were randomly divided into 8 groups of 6 fish each. Each fish was made a single 3 cm incision on the ventral midline of abdomen then closed with the different suture types and patterns with 2-4 stitches. Surgical wound were evaluated by the gross appearances with three criteria (inflammation, incision openness and suture retention) at day 7 and 14 post-surgery. The results showed that suture types and patterns were no difference statistically (P > 0.05) on surgical wound appearances within 14 day post-surgery. From this study suggest that Vicryl® and Supramid® were a suitable suture types for closing incision in catfish surgery and could be used with any surgical patterns.