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Module 2: Basic Surgical Skills

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SUTURE TECHNIQUESContinuous/running sutures– Less time-consuming than interrupted sutures;– Fewer knots tied– Less suture material used– Less precise in approximating wound edges– Poorer cosmetic result than other options– Epidermal skin cells growing into wound (inclusion cyst)or along suture track are potential complications46 |Emergency and Essential <strong>Surgical</strong> Care (EESC) programmewww.who.int/surgery

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