Suture Preferences
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Hongo: 2-0 pds, 3-0 monocryl, 4-0 monocryl, 0 silk for can/leads, mastisol/steri
Hao: 2-0 pds, 3-0 monocryl, 4-0 monocryl, 0 ethibond for can, 0 silk for leads, mastisol/steri
Romick: 2-0 pds, 3-0 monocryl, 4-0 monocryl on SH, nothing for can, 0 ethibond for leads, dermabond
Milechman: 2-0 vicryl, 3-0 vicryl, 4-0 vicryl, nothing for can, 0 silk for leads, mastisol/steri
Woods: 2-0 vicryl, 3-0 vicryl, 4-0 monocryl, nothing for can, 0 ethibond for leads, dermabond.
Goyal: 2-0 vicryl, no 3-0, possible 4.0 monocryl. 0 ethibond on a CT1 for leads, nothing for can. mastisol/steri strips. Mayo stand + 3/4 drape for LBBB.
S-ICD sutures: Hongo 0-silk SH, Goyal/Tooley/Woods 0-Ethibond UR-6 or M0-6.