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Gastrectomy Suture Pack
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Gastrectomy Suture Pack

Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1739)
Date1960-1995
Object NameSuture
ClassificationsMedicine and Healthcare
AcquisitionPresented in 2000 by Morag Middleton.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS069651
About MeExample of gastrectomy suture packs. One illustrates the way in which theatre nurses were trained to prepare needles by threading them in advance of need in theatre. This job was carried out in "quiet times". Technical advance and the pressures to maintain sterile conditions led to the introduction of pre-prepared sterile packs such as the one here manufactured by Ethicon. A gastrectomy procedure is part or whole removal of stomach. The pack name was generic in the sense that it could also be used on intestinal procedures.
Jubilee Hospital
possibly 1940-1946