SAAPS BASIC LAPAROSCOPIC SUTURING COURSE
Event Description
SAAPS Laparoscopic Suturing Course
Venue: Surgical Skills Training Centre, 6th Floor ICH Building, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Klipfontein Road, Rondebosch 7700, Cape Town
Date: Wednesday 20th November 2019
Time: 08h00 to 16h30
Registration Fee: R1500
FOCUS ON PAEDIATRIC SURGERY REGISTRARS
PROGRAMME
8:00 Registration
On jig with rope
Anatomy of a knot: Reef, granny, surgeon’s knot converting a reef knot to a sliding knot
Tying a knot using two needle holders.
Specific attention to C-loop
Converting a reef knot to a sliding knot and locking back with needle holders
10.30 – 10.45: Tea
Suturing stage 1: Inserting the needle into peritoneal cavity
Suturing stage 2: Grasping and positioning the needle in the needleholder: 5 methods
Suturing stage 3: Inserting the needle and pulling suture through
12.45 – 13.30: Lunch
Practical: Box Trainer
Knotting – Forming C-loop – Reef knot
Capsizing and relocking
15h00 – Tea
Practical: Porcine Bowel
Intermittent and continuous suturing
