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  2. Suture materials comparison chart - Wikipedia

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    Special precautions should be taken in patients with cancer, anemia and malnutrition conditions. They tend to absorb the sutures at a higher rate. Cardiovascular surgery, due to the continued heart contractions. It is absorbed much faster when used in the mouth and in the vagina, due to the presence of microorganisms. Avoid using where long ...

  3. Catgut suture - Wikipedia

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    This treatment produces roughly twice the stitch-holding time of plain catgut, but greater tissue inflammation occurs. Full tensile strength is extended to 18–21 days. It is brown rather than straw-colored, and has improved smoothness due to the dry presentation of the thread (plain catgut is wet). It is otherwise similar to plain catgut. [3]

  4. Surgical suture - Wikipedia

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    A surgical suture, also known as a stitch or stitches, is a medical device used to hold body tissues together and approximate wound edges after an injury or surgery. Application generally involves using a needle with an attached length of thread .

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    I have come to realize—over time and by talking to the women who have walked these steps beside me—that there can be a third lane in breast cancer, one between Pollyanna pink and terminally ...

  6. Xerostomia - Wikipedia

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    Xerostomia is the subjective sensation of dry mouth, which is often (but not always) associated with hypofunction of the salivary glands. [3] The term is derived from the Greek words ξηρός (xeros) meaning "dry" and στόμα (stoma) meaning "mouth". [4] [5] A drug or substance that increases the rate of salivary flow is termed a sialogogue.

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    October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. Be proactive by educating yourself and join in the cause to help women in need today.

  8. ‘I had no idea I had cancer’ Court clerk urges health ...

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    When keeping up with personal health it all comes down to prevention and awareness. Dr. Justin McGoldrick, VP of Medical Affairs for Covenant Health, explained that prostate cancer is common in ...

  9. Talk:Surgical suture - Wikipedia

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    Second, only "pro" I can think of would be that absorbable sutures don't have to be removed, but this small advantage is far outweighed by the likelihood of greater scarring. Alteripse 03:19, 10 Jul 2004 (UTC) Circumcision article says "The remaining skin is then stitched back using dissolvable stitches". If a dissolvable stich is same as the ...