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What"s the correct way to write "single-ought" or - "double-ought"? -s/m-

Posted: Jul 01, 2010

I used to know this, but have forgotten, since no one I've typed has used this term in such a long time.

The sentence is: "A percutaneous single-ought cannulation was made of the right internal jugular vein".

Would you put " a 0 cannulation was made,", or "a 1-0 cannulation was made?" Or "a single-0 cannulation"? Or should it be spelled out, "single-ought"?

I can't seem to find the answer to this anywhere, and my BOS was erased when my last computer died. Any help would be most appreciated!

Unbelievable - Triscuit

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I can't find anything either - the BOS wouldn't help you. All I could find for "ought" when referring to buckshot. I'd probably just spell it out.

could it be "single wall" not "single ought"? - dawn

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single wall?

I"m 99% sure he said "ought" or "aught". - no msg.

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99% sure they are pronounced the same. - no message

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It's "aught" if that helps, but don't know - anon

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within the cannulation context. It's "00" for double-aught pertaining to guns. That's all I could find online... :(

1-0 - nm

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Single aught stands for 1-0 and would be typed as 1-0. Aught is an old term used for zero. Three aught would be 3-0.
This is from google after much research:
Introduction To Needles And Cannulae
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
These are the â��aughtâ�� sizes,. e.g., 12-0 is pronounced 12-aught or 12-oh. ...

And I've always heard it differently. - sm

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I have been told for many many years that double-aught is the equivalent of double-0, or #00, and that the origins go back to shotgun calibers and the 'aught's being the smallest size of a pellet.

Thanks everyone for your help! I too was surprised - there wasnt a rule about it written somewhere. - s

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I finally left a blank, because it's probably one of those personal-preferece things. (How many people even say "aught" or "ought" anymore?) I did find the shotgun caliber information, but wasn't sure. Where I work, I think we're supposed to put "JJ stent" for a "double-J stent", but 1-0, 2-0, etc. for sutures. But for catheter caliber, who knows? I think "#0" or "#00", as you have above, appears the best to me. If faced with that little gem in future dictation, that's what I'll put!

Thanks again! :)

I always think of Jethro Bodine being a double-naught spy - n/m

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that was a good one - let us know the outcome! NM - anon

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question - mt3

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are "nm" your initials? Because I almost missed the information inside your post thinking the 'nm' there was the standard code for no message (or don't waste your time opening).

if you initials, might consider adding your middle, or a number, whatever. Makes a difference. (just saying)

Sorry about that! - lyn

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Sorry about that! I guess I know that nm means no message, thanks for the reminder.

Thanks for your research! :) - Im sure it will help many MTs. (n/m)

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And now it gets really interesting - Oracle

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According to Wikipedia, which is, of course, according to another site, but I'm feeling lazy, according to US standards, a #00 suture is the same as a 2-0 suture, #000 a 3-0.

LOL Which I guess means everybody gets to be right!!

Sutures in BOS3 - AZ CMT

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Section 3, subsection 10.3.12 (Sutures, catheters, wires & needles):
Sutures: The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) system sizes, among other things, steel sutures and sutures of other materials. The sizes range from 11-0 (smallest) to 7 (largest). Thus, a size 7 suture is different from and larger than a size 7-0 suture. Use 0 or 1-0 for single-aught sutures; use the "digit hyphen zero" style to express sizes 2-0 through 11-0. Express sizes 1 through 7 with whole numbers. Place the # symbol before the size if "number" is dictated.

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