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Consultant. Vol. 51 No. 1
Practical Pointers
Discover Shortcuts Devised by Colleagues What’s Your Position on Wound Closure?
January 11, 2011
To make wound closure easier, position the patient so that the wound “points” to your solar plexus or xyphoid process. This will ensure it is at an ergonomic height and that it is perpendicular to the plane of your body. —D. Brady Pregerson, MD by Sheldon Roberts | January 27, 2011 6:47 PM EST This is a joke question? Any available access to the wound which is comfortable for the provider and the patient is the right position. Unless you are underway on a ship. Then the provider wins because they have to go with the roll. sew fast my friend sew fast. S Roberts PA-C USCG RET by Ron Hidalgo | January 30, 2011 10:01 AM EST S Robert's advice is as worthless as the first piece of advice. |
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