TY - JOUR
T1 - Single-handed needle holder loading
T2 - A safer and more efficient cuticular stitch
AU - Gardner, Erin S.
AU - Goldberg, Leonard H.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Background. Needle sticks are one of the most common and feared occupational hazards that surgeons face. Objective. To devise a safer and more efficient suturing method. Methods. A cuticular stitch that minimizes direct contact with the needle is described. The literature is searched for similar suturing methods. Results. Decreased direct contact with the needle lowers the risk for inadvertent sticks. Efficiency is improved when superfluous steps are eliminated from the suturing technique. Conclusion. Single-handed needle holder loading enhances safety while optimizing efficiency during the placement of cuticular stitches.
AB - Background. Needle sticks are one of the most common and feared occupational hazards that surgeons face. Objective. To devise a safer and more efficient suturing method. Methods. A cuticular stitch that minimizes direct contact with the needle is described. The literature is searched for similar suturing methods. Results. Decreased direct contact with the needle lowers the risk for inadvertent sticks. Efficiency is improved when superfluous steps are eliminated from the suturing technique. Conclusion. Single-handed needle holder loading enhances safety while optimizing efficiency during the placement of cuticular stitches.
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2001.00331.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2001.00331.x
M3 - Review article
C2 - 11442601
AN - SCOPUS:0034973634
VL - 27
SP - 594
EP - 596
JO - Dermatologic Surgery
JF - Dermatologic Surgery
SN - 1076-0512
IS - 6
ER -