Читать книгу Gastrointestinal Surgical Techniques in Small Animals - Группа авторов - Страница 22

A local infection increases protease activity, which delays epithelialization because protease resorbs growth factors required for healing. A braided suture should be avoided even if they received an antimicrobial treatment as bacteria adhere to them more than to monofilament (Chu and Williams 1984; Masini et al. 2011). Polydioxanone seems to have the lowest affinity for bacteria (Chu and Williams 1984).