title: Catgut sutures: an exercise in discretion.
abstract: In last month's column, the workings of the Scientific Committee on Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of the European Commission were discussed and reference was made to a detailed risk assessment that had been undertaken with respect to surgical catgut. This article discusses that assessment.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Engineering Department, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK. dfw.ce@liverpool.ac.uk
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D002398:Catgut / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects*