Performance Assessment of Bi-Directional Knotless Tissue-Closure Device in Juvenile Chinook Salmon Surgically Implanted with Acoustic Transmitters, 2010.

摘要

The objective of this study was to assess the performance of the bi-directional knotless tissue-closure device for incision closure and wound healing in juvenile salmon. ROR juvenile yearling Chinook salmon were implanted with a JSATS AT and PIT, and the incisions were closed with separate treatments consisting of three suture patterns and two needle sizes. The wounds and suture performance were examined on 7 and 14 days post-implantation for suture loss, incision openness and redness, and ulceration in the area of the incision. The fish were continuously monitored for moribund behavior or mortalities and/or tag loss. On the 14th day, the fish were euthanized and necropsies were conducted to confirm the presence of each AT, PIT, and suture material.