Germany bans use of bovine intestines in surgical suturing
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
As the BSE crisis intensifies, German hospital surgeons have received warnings advising them against using catgut for suturing. Last week, the federal institutes for consumer protection and veterinary medicine (BGVV) and pharmaceuticals and medical devices (BfArM), and several federal state health and social ministries, issued statements containing this advice.