[Twist-guided thread control: a technique for faster and atraumatic continuous sutures].
A simple technique by twisting the thread in clockwise or counter clockwise direction before tightening the suture can help to produce a regular vascular suture line. In a blinded experiment with 60 vascular anastomosis it was proved that the time needed for suture can be reduced by 15%, and that traumatic touch with surgical instruments can be diminished by 63%.
Freudenberg
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Marienkrankenhaus Siegen. S.Freudenberg@marienkrankenhaus.com
Rewerk
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Bay
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Schlüter
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Weiss
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Kerger
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D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011126:Polypropylenes; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013552:Swine; D013997:Time Factors
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011126:Polypropylenes