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Cardiology - s/l "O-soaked sutures".... - mt12


Posted: Mar 03, 2010

The doc is dictating:  We sewed the silastic collar to the pectoral fascia using"O" soaked sutures x2.    TIA.

0-soaked - Ancient typist

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How about silk?

sutures - use the 0

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Use the 0 and not the capital O when transcribing sutures


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