The additional costs associated with suturing, both direct (suture, suture placement by physician, suture removal kit, suture removal by nurse) and indirect (travel, parking, and lost work time to ...

The placement of the tube can be verified by palpation ... The tube should be secured in place using superglue, tape tabs and sutures, or a combination. The tube should be secured to the medial ...

Minimal equipment is necessary for air sac cannula placement. A surgical blade (size no. 11 or no. 15), a fine mosquito hemostat, a needle holder, a pair of scissors, and suture material are all ...