Ron Barbosa MD FACS on X: Short🧵on how the 'numbers' of surgical

Short🧵on how the 'numbers' of surgical drains may mislead you as to their actual sizes: why Charrière comes up yet again, and why a '10' flat JP dra - Thread from Ron

Short🧵on how the 'numbers' of surgical drains may mislead you as to their actual sizes: why Charrière comes up yet again, and why a '10' flat JP dra - Thread from Ron

Ron Barbosa MD FACS (@rbarbosa91) / X

In preparation for future 'instrument' threads, I've been going through some of the original works of Theodor Kocher (in German), looking for original - Thread from Ron Barbosa MD FACS @rbarbosa91

🧵of 🧵 We've covered several sutures now. Next is Monocryl (or poliglecaprone 25). It was designed for skin and subcutaneous tissues, and is still - Thread from Ron Barbosa MD FACS @rbarbosa91 - Rattibha

thePlasticsPaper - April 30th

Ron Barbosa MD FACS on X: Note: This thread pertains only to Ethicon needles, which is what we have at my hospital. Other companies have other systems. Shown here is the chart

Ron Barbosa MD FACS (@rbarbosa91) / X

Ron Barbosa MD FACS (@rbarbosa91) / X

🧵regarding several ways in which you can inadvertently damage the tissues when approximating them with sutures. These are particularly important to - Thread from Ron Barbosa MD FACS @rbarbosa91 - Rattibha

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thePlasticsPaper - April 30th

🧵of 🧵 In the past, we've covered most of the commonly used suturestoday we'll go over Ethibond (polyester) sutures, which you may or may not be ac - Thread from Ron Barbosa