"Sutures? That's practically medieval!" It is a staple of science fiction to mock sutures as outdated. The technique has, after all, been in use for at least 5,000 years. Surely medicine should have ...

CHICAGO (April 20, 2009) – New research published in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons suggests that, among surgeons inexperienced in laparoscopic techniques, closing ...

Nurses responsible for physician assistant (PA) duties will now be permitted to perform procedures previously considered exclusive to doctors, such as bone marrow collection, skin suturing or ...

Tested on rats, the stitches proved effective in treating wounds and could offer a cost-effective alternative to traditional sutures. Study: A bioabsorbable ...

Surgical or traumatic wounds require closing. Sutures are medical tools that help close a wound. They reduce the risk of infection and support the healing process. For example, a dentist who has to ...

This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full text component.

Surgeons use surgical staples to close an incision after surgery as an alternative option to sutures. They are quick and easy to use and typically have a low risk of infection. During most surgical ...

Teleflex's Weck EFx Shield Fascial Closure System wants to solve a very concrete problem in minimally invasive surgery: reliably closing trocar sites, even in obese patients, without turning a quick ...