A 50-year-old man presents to the ED for suture removal. When he was on vacation in Jamaica 2 days ago, he sustained a 4-cm right calf laceration from a piece of glass. At that time, the laceration was irrigated, radiographed to rule out a foreign body, and repaired. Currently, there is good wound edge approximation and no surrounding erythema or discharge from the wound. What is the next best step in management?
a. Have the patient return in 3 days for suture removal.
b. Have the patient return in 8 days for suture removal.
c. Have the patient return in 14 days for suture removal.
d. Remove the sutures.
e. Remove the sutures then replace them to prevent infection.
