What do systematic reviews say?

Fast absorbable vs slow absorbable sutures

Fast absorbable showed no clear difference in wound infection at last compared with slow absorbable sutures (moderate certainty).

• Closure methods for laparotomy incisions for preventing incisional hernias and other wound complications 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.16 [0.85, 1.57]
  11 studies · 4100 participants
  Moderate