Suturing

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What are needles categorized by?

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Needle point

Needle body

Needle eye

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Taper point needle

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Not used in tissues that should not be traumatized

Sharp point pierces and penetrates the tissues without leaving small cuts

Best used when a sealed suture line is needed

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Taper-cut needle

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Round tapered body and a reverse cutting point

Used with tough, fibrous tissue and some cardiovascular procedures

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Reverse cutting needle

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Has 3 cutting edges on the point, makes a triangle, cutting edge is on the outside of the curve

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Cutting edge needle

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Has 3 cutting edge on point and body, the cutting edge is on the inside of the curve, most traumatic

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Why is cutting edge needle the most traumatic?

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The cutting edge on the inside of the curve cuts towards the edges of the wound compromising the strength of the tissue

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Double-curve needle

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either end of the needle is curved in opposite directions

Generally used in large animal surgery

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Halfcurve needle

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Only half the body of the needle is curved

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Full-curve needle

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The entire body of the needle involved in the curve

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What are the most common needle curve used?

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1/4 and 5/8 circle

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Single-eyed needles

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Suture material passed through the needle eye

Suture threaded through the eye from the inside of the curve to the outside

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French-eyed needle

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One complete eye and one split eye

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Swagged/Eyeless needle

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Most atraumatic and most common

Needle and suture are attached to each other

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Tensile Strength

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Amount of the force in lbs. per square inch (psi) that the suture can withstand before it breaks

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Memory

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Ability or tendency of the suture to return to its original packaged form.

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Flexibility

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Ease with which the suture is manipulated

Partially determined by the size and material used to make suture

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Absorbability

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Suture is either absorbable or non-absorbable

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Non-absorbable suture

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Not broken down by the body

remain intact for at least 2 yrs

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Absorbable suture

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Broken down by the body

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Capillarity

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Ability of h suture to allow microbes to "wick" to the interior of the suture strand

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Multifilament/Braided

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HAs tow or more stands braided together to foem a single strand of suture

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Monofilament

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Single, solid strand of suture material

creates less frictions than multifilament making less tramatic

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Knot security

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Some types of suture material hold knots better than other types

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Color

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Easier identification after placement in tissue

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Criteria for selecting suture type and size

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Patient size

Are of placement

Strength required

Healing potential of tissue

Importance of appearance

Cost

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How is individual packaged suture sterilized

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Gamma radiation

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Why would a DVM use staples

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Patient has post surgical incisional licking or tissue reaction to other suture material

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What suture type would you use instrument tie square knot?

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Absorbable an silk, for ligation

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What suture type would you use instrument tie surgeons knot?

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Nylon polyester, and ploypropylene

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Suture patterns are categorized by what?

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Apposing tissue edges, layer of tissue placement, method of placement (interrupted or continuous)

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SQ pattern

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Brings the skin into position but does not appropriately close the skin, decrease dead space

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SC Pattern

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Placed just under the skin to eliminate the need for skin sutures

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Advantages of continuous sutures

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Strong

Minimal use of suture material and knots

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Disadvantages for using continuous sutures?

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If the line breaks whole suture is broke

Bacteria can travel up the entire length of suture

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Advantages of interrupted sutures?

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If one suture breaks the others are okay

Minimized travel of bacteria

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Disadvantages of interrupted sutures?

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More operator time

More suture is used

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Dehiscence

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Rupture along surgical suture line

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Upon removal what should the LVT be looking at?

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No gaps in the incision, drainage, redness, or swelling

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Cruciate matress

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Ford Interlocking

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Horizontal Matress

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Simple continuous

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Simple Interrupted

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Vertical Matress

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What are the Brand name and absorbability of Nylon

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Ethilon, Dermalon

Non-absorbable

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What are the Brand name and absorbability of Polyester

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Ethibond

Non-absorbable

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What are the Brand name and absorbability of Polyglactin 910

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Vicryl

Absorbable 56-70 days

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What are the Brand name and absorbability of Polyglycolic

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Dexon

Absorbable 120 days

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What are the Brand name and absorbability of Polypropylene

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Surgilene, Prolene

Non-absorbable

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What are the Brand name and absorbability of Polidioxanone

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PDS

Absorbable 180 days

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What are the Brand name and absorbability of Silk

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Silk

Non-absorbable

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What are the Brand name and absorbability of Chromic gut

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Chromic gut

Absorbable 60 days

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What are the Brand name and absorbability of Stainless steel

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Stainless steel

Non-absorbable