By: Cyril Lucas
On 1st
March 2013, the Surgical Society of Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia
(NUMed) organised a suturing workshop for the society’s members. It was a great
success with a total of 20 members participating, the maximum number of
participants set for this event.
The workshop was
guided by Dr Kevin Khoo, Dr Lim May An, Dr Ahmed Awil Adam, Dr Adi Bagoes
Soetjipto, and Dr Harinarayan Radhakrisna. All equipments consisting of 20
suturing sets were sponsored by Ethicon Johnsons & Johnson company.
Ethicon’s representative, Kristine Ten, was present during the workshop.
All
participants came before 3pm to register themselves and got ready in the NUMed
Clinical skills labs. For every workbench, there would be 2 participants and
there were 10 workbenches set by the Surgical Society then. Each workbench will
have 2 complete sets of suturing kits for the participants to use.
Dr
Kevin started by giving a lecture about basic surgical knowledge and many
safety measures during the workshop and operating theatre. He also introduced
the various surgical suturing equipments and the common sizes of needles used.
Then, he showed a video showing the proper suturing technique. After that, the
participants had an hour of practical session where the participants focused on
stitching an interrupted and uninterrupted suture.
The
participants’ competitiveness was put to the test with an impromptu battle of
surgeons. Each workbench will have its two participants going against each
other where 3 minutes was given and the best interrupted suture was determined.
The winner would proceed to the next round with the one who did not win
becoming his/her “surgical assistant”.
The
next round involved performing the best uninterrupted suture where only the
best 4 among the final 10 are selected. The top 4 were then placed in the
middle of the lab where the fastest two will be the finalist.
The
final round involved two finalists, Gan Chia Ee (Stage 2) and Siti Aisyah
(Stage 1) where they have to stitch an elliptical laceration. The ideal method
was determined to be stitching the middle part first then proceed outwards to
the side with interrupted sutures. This was not made known to the finalist
though and the two finalists had to determine for themselves what was the best
method to perform. Finally, Gan Chia Ee triumphed against all odds and proved
her potential as an aspiring surgeon.
Generally,
the event was a success with participants being able to learn and practice
suturing efficiently. The Surgical Society will also organize similar events in
the future for the benefit of all its members.
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