{"id":1363,"date":"2010-12-05T10:44:40","date_gmt":"2010-12-05T10:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/running-suture\/"},"modified":"2023-11-14T09:38:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T09:38:21","slug":"running-suture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/minor-surgery\/skills\/running-suture\/","title":{"rendered":"Running Suture"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Wounds may also be closed with <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>continuous sutures<\/strong><\/span>, whereby one thread is used without interruption to close the wound. This fast method of suturing also yields attractive results.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em><strong>Laboratory Setting<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/124602817?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em><strong>Clinical Setting<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/124602735?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Procedure<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Begin with a simple suture but do not cut the thread <em><strong>[Figure 36]<\/strong><\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span class=\"jce_caption\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; display: inline-block; color: #003366;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1362\" style=\"margin: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/MinorSurgery_ms-fig-36.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/MinorSurgery_ms-fig-36.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/MinorSurgery_ms-fig-36-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><strong><span style=\"width: 400px; display: block;\">Figure 36<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Enter again next to the knot and proceed at an angle under the skin toward the exit opening on the opposite side of the wound.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Cross over the wound margin (<em>right angle to the wound<\/em>).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Repeat until the wound is closed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\">To secure the suture, enter straight under the skin on the last suture and exit directly adjacent to the second to last point of entry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Use the loop of the last suture to tie off the thread.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wounds may also be closed with continuous sutures, whereby one thread is used without interruption to close the wound. 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