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19 Cards in this Set
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Two types of processes that affect absorbable sutures
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Hydrolysis or proteolysis (with either macrophages or lymphocytes)
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Vicryl
Absorbable or Permanent? |
Absorbable (hydrolysis)
Gone in 90 days |
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Vicryl Rapide
Absorbable or Permanent? |
Absorbable (hydrolysis)
Gone in 2 weeks |
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Dexon
Absorbable or Permanent? |
Absorbable
60% gone in 2 weeks |
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Monocryl
Absorbable or Permanent? |
Absorbable
Gone in 90-120 days |
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PDS
Absorbable or Permanent? |
Absorbable (hydrolysis)
Gone in 180-210 days |
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Maxon
Absorbable or Permanent? |
Absorbable
Gone in 6-7 months difficult to handle |
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Quill
Absorbable or Permanent? |
Absorbable
Gone in 180 days |
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Plain Gut
Absorbable or Permanent? |
Absorbable
Proteolysis with lymphocytes Gone in 10-14 days |
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Chromic Gut
Absorbable or Permanent? |
Absorbable
Proteolysis with macrophages Gone in 21 days Chromic salts delay absorption |
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Nylon (Ethylon)
Absorbable or Permanent? |
Permanent
50% gone in 1-2 years Monofilament |
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Prolene
Absorbable or Permanent? |
Permanent
Monofilament Smooth, decreases knot security, accommodates wound edema |
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Silk
Absorbable or Permanent? |
Permanent
Braided, natural Big inflam response, infection risk |
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Polyester/Ethibond
Absorbable or Permanent? |
Permanent, Braided
High Friction |
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Which sutures are natural?
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Silk, plain gut, chromic gut
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Which sutures are braided?
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Silk, vicryl, dexon
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What is special about Monocryl?
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It has less reactive scars and hypertrophy than vicryl rapide
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What is absorbed fastest?
Slowest? |
Vicryl Rapide (2 weeks)
Permanent - silk, nylon, prolene |
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Which is slower, Monocryl or vicryl?
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Vicryl 90 days
Monocryl 90 - 120 days |