Sutures: the economics of knot tying techniques.
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.
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Dept of Surgery, Kingston Hospital.
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D004739:England; D006225:Hand; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000191:economics* / Q000295:instrumentation