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Re: Ob: staples at C/S From: Dr Eberhard Lisse (el@lisse.NA) Mon Aug 7 00:48:54 2006 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Efrain Ramirez: "Re: Clincial Pelvimetry-truncated posts" Previous message: Raymond Stephen: "Re: Imperforate / Cribiform hymen" In reply to: Douglas Krell: "Re: Ob: staples at C/S" Next in thread: Efrain Ramirez: "Re: Ob: staples at C/S" The cheapest if of course a (vicryl) suture. However the staples cost a s much as one or two minutes in theatre and I take 5 to 7 for the suture. Dermabond is immensely expensive. And, whether it is the hospital that invoices or the doctor, someone has to pay. Usually the insurance, which of course will try to lower its costs, eventually... el on 8/7/06 1:32 AM Douglas Krell said the following: > > Try DermaBond for C/S inciosion closure. > Douglas Krell MD > >> From: "Raymond Stephen" <stephen.raymond@dhhs.tas.gov.au> >> >> I've been away for a week and was thinking not to reply to this >> thread because of the time lapse. However, Kenneth has put it >> exactly the way I would have and I concur whole-heartedly with the >> fact that staples are painful. AND apparently more expensive. >> >> Steve Next message: Efrain Ramirez: "Re: Clincial Pelvimetry-truncated posts" Previous message: Raymond Stephen: "Re: Imperforate / Cribiform hymen" In reply to: Douglas Krell: "Re: Ob: staples at C/S" Next in thread: Efrain Ramirez: "Re: Ob: staples at C/S"

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