can sutures be removed "sharply"?

and placed the patient with right side down and head down in order to suction out the s/l "affluent" or" eflluent". ...

We debrided the meniscal lesion and removed upper tree synovium and loose bodies. dr. says it soooo fast. ...

Oh well, back to the grindstone, for peanuts. ...

seems out of sort, sorry! Just don't get it! ...

I am used to hearing "two oh pds sutures" and transcribing "2-0 PDS sutures." Now I have heard two different docs say, "two point oh pds sutures." I am wondering if this is another type of suture. I googled and found many more hits with "2-0 PDS sutures" but still some published articles with "2.0 PDS sutures." Anyone know what's up with this? ...

Which is it? 6 ott sutures 6 Ott sutures 6-ott sutures (I'm obviously confused) ...

The patient has four s/l inarthed sutures on her chin. This is a 3-year-old patient. Thanks for taking the time and any help you can offer! ...

Is there such a thing as figure-of-x sutures? ...

doctor is saying "two double O silk sutures" and I am not sure how to type that. My first thought was 2-00 silk sutures? Does anyone know if that is right? Thanks in advance! ...

FILMS OF THE CHEST, 2 VIEWS COMPARISONS: ___ [DATE]. HISTORY: (s/l itus), congestive heart failure. FINDINGS: A problem with the cardiac silhouette is noted. (s/l stoney) sutures are present. Thoracic screw fixation is noted of the distal thoracic spine. Surgical clips are noted in left upper quadrant. Mild blunting is noted in the left costophrenic angle suggesting atelectasis. No focal areas of consolidation are identified. ...

Sounds like "monocle sutures" "s/l Monocle sutures are clipped." Any ideas? Thanks :) ...

Morning all - looking for suture name/type. Doc dictates s/l 14-0 ef a lon was used for closure. Pt. had sharp dissection of nose lesion. Thank you! ...

Whatever they are, they are attaching a skin graft to the mandible. Thanks! ...

I am new at transcribing op reports. Physician is discussing sutures and I am wondering about the proper way to type this. Do you type 3-0 or spell it out as in three-zero? Thanks! ...

Multiple 6-0 s/l fullon sutures were then utilized to complete the skin closure. ...

Irrigation was done and we placed interrupted 2-0 Monocryls within the aneurysm sac itself to cause collapse of the soft tissue. The skin was closed with 2-0 Prolene and 4 (for endair) sutures for eversion. ...

This ia a verbatim account. D: ....was closed with triple plain gut. Should I leave it as triple or could it be 3-0 plain gut? ...

States "four number five oh nylon sutures" What is the correct way to type this? Thanks! ...

Is it Ethibond 0 two sutures? Or, Ethibond 0-2 suture? Or 0-2 Ethibond suture? Any help is appreciated. ...

HISTORY: Congestive heart failure. MRI FINDINGS: Slight cardiac silhoutette noted.(s/l starney) sutures are present. *I have exhausted my resorces and still can't tell what he's referring to. ...

This is going to be a long day, I can feel it. I am covering for someone and she gave me samples, but this first doctor talks fast and so I am having an even more difficult time. Thanks for your patience. The catheter exit site was opened slightly with a small skin incision and dissection was performed to expose the anterior fascia. The catheter of the system was cut "by the neutral pleasure" and attached to the reservoir. Sorry, I have slowed him down, changed his tone, but he is just ta ...

This is stent grafting surgery. I personally think that it would be more appropriate to say sutures were placed (not closed), but it's verbatim. Anyway, thanks for any help with the technique question. ...

can sutures be removed "sharply"? - mt3

I guess could have used a sharp instrument to remove them - fg

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