Users should be familiar with surgical procedures and techniques involving absorbable sutures before employing Coated VICRYL RAPIDE for wound closure, as risk of wound dehiscence may vary with the site of application and the suture material used. Surgeons should consider the performance (under ACTIONS section) when selecting a suture. As with any foreign body, prolonged contact of any suture with salt solutions, such as those found in the urginary or biliary tracts, may result in calculus formation. As an absorbable suture, VICRYL RAPIDE may act transiently as a foreign body. Acceptable surgical practice should be followed for the management of contaminated or infected wounds.
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