Polyglactin 910 (Vicryl) and glycolide-lactide copolymer (Polysorb) sutures exhibited no substantial changes in maximum tensile strength after 2 seconds of bipolar electrosurgery. However, both sutures demonstrated a decrease in maximum tensile strength of 43.5% and 17.4%, respectively, after 4 seconds of bipolar electrosurgery at 40 W. Compared with the control group, in the bipolar group mean (SD) postoperative hemoglobin concentration was higher (11.1 [1.3] g/dL vs 10.5 [1