THE BAYER SUTURE 



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needle is inserted 2 to 3 cm, from the lips throu^b the skin 

 and adjacent tissues, a piece of the rubber tubing, d' , passed 

 through the closed end of the suture and the thread drawn 

 tight. If before threading the needle, a clove hitch be made 

 at the middle of the thread, or if threaded as above directed 

 and the thread be thrown about the tube in a double noose, 

 the two threads will be kept in contact as they leave the 

 tube to enter the soft tissues and thus prevent to some 



FIG. 68. Splint Bandage. 



d, d', d", Drainage tubes ; e, retention suture (closed ends) ; e', do, 

 open end ; j, antiseptic gauze ; s, splints. 



degree, the pressure necrosis otherwise taking place, due to 

 the tense threads of the suture separating from.each other. 

 The needle is then passed through the opposite lip of the 

 wound from within to without at the same distance from 

 the lips, the needle removed, the free ends drawn taut and 

 a single knot tied against the skin to prevent the separation 

 of the two threads for the reasons just stated above. The 



