[HSF] [Fwd: Image of the Week - Fixing a tube :)]

[Donald Ross]

Prasanna,
I note that your manly form is stylishly clad in a disposable gown.
I thought only we in the "first world" had to suffer such an  
environmentally unfriendly, industry driven foolishness!
Here, they argue that is is too costly to launder and re-sterilise  
linen but surely that is not the case in India?
Don
On 01/02/2007, at 4:30 AM, prasannasimha wrote:

> Resent
> Prasanna
>
> -------- Original Message --------
>
> Pictures of Vicryl thread fixing of a tube. Last picture is of me  
> desperately pulling on the tube to demonstrate that it holds well  
> (To address Hal's concern about its holding property - I am my the  
> toes and falling backwards to demonstrate its load bearing  
> capacity !!!
> Picture 1 is showing th stitch as placed in Dr Levinson's video -  
> when tied it allows good edge to edge approximation of the skin  
> edges compared to a classical purse string.
> I bet some will think it is much ado about nothing but it does help  
> and avoids "minor irritants" and at the end of it all that is what  
> the patient sees even if you have spent hours doing some wonderful  
> things inside him / her !!
> Prasanna
>
>
> <fixingatube panorama.jpg>
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