A friend of my MC gets in a freak accident & needs surgery to repair his ruptured spleen (at least I think that's what got smushed, it's not written in stone) -- would they have closed with staples or sutures?
I know folks who had abdominal surgery in the 80s (sutures) & just a couple of years ago (staples) -- but have no idea what the norm would've been in the early- to mid-1990s. So far, I can find a lot of info about this kind of surgery on the net but nothing that addresses this specifically. Maybe I don't really need to know, but I need to know -- y'know? The story takes place in Seattle (as opposed to out in the middle of nowhere ), if that makes a dif.
Thanks in advance. Any/all details will be greatly appreciated!
I know folks who had abdominal surgery in the 80s (sutures) & just a couple of years ago (staples) -- but have no idea what the norm would've been in the early- to mid-1990s. So far, I can find a lot of info about this kind of surgery on the net but nothing that addresses this specifically. Maybe I don't really need to know, but I need to know -- y'know? The story takes place in Seattle (as opposed to out in the middle of nowhere ), if that makes a dif.
Thanks in advance. Any/all details will be greatly appreciated!