A simple, inexpensive means to minimize suture "hitchhiker" sharps injury in the setting of a limited surgical workspace
Dermatol Surg
.
2008 Sep;34(9):1226-7; discussion 1228.
doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2008.34262.x.
Epub 2008 Jun 2.
Authors
Brenda Chrastil
1
,
Rungsima Wanitphakdeedecha
,
Tri H Nguyen
,
T Minsue Chen
Affiliation
1
Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
PMID:
18518887
DOI:
10.1111/j.1524-4725.2008.34262.x
No abstract available
MeSH terms
Equipment Design
Equipment Safety
Humans
Needlestick Injuries / etiology
Needlestick Injuries / prevention & control*
Surgical Equipment*
Suture Techniques / adverse effects*
Suture Techniques / economics