title: Resorbable Suture as Wound Drain.
abstract: The placement of a resorbable suture on one edge of a wound can effectively retard the mucosal closure of the defect and thereby duplicate the function of a passive surgical drain. The placement of a double or triple loop of a resorbable suture such as chromic gut on one side of the wound edge can provide an inexpensive and self-eliminating wound drain.
authors.affiliation: Senior Consultant, Head and Neck Institute, and Affiliate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR. Electronic address: eric.dierks@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dierks
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Springfield, OR.
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Harper
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures