title: Sutures: the economics of knot tying techniques.
abstract: As efforts to curtail costs in surgical practice increase, we have attempted to identify savings that might be achieved by altering knot tying techniques. Instrument-tied knots utilise less suture material than do hand-tied knots. This may translate into a significant annual cost reduction.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Surgery, Kingston Hospital.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Revington
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Bowyer
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D006225:Hand; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000191:economics* / Q000295:instrumentation