1st Exam. Part 11. POST-Operative Wound Complications Flashcards
1
Q
a pocket of clear fluids that develop on the body after surgery
A
seroma
2
Q
3-5 days post op
partial or complete disruption of outer wound layers
A
Wound dehiscence
3
Q
protrusion of the bowel through the abdominal wall (SQ layer)
A
Eventration
4
Q
All layers including skin
Total separation of layers
Protrusion of the viscera through the open wound
A
Evisceration
5
Q
Management of Evisceration and Eventration (3)
A
- Surgical
- Cover wound with moistened sterile gauze
- Therapeutic antibiotics
6
Q
common in horses, located commonly in DISTAL limbs
red, moist, soft, bumpy mass
A
Exuberant granulation tissue (Proud flesh)
7
Q
delay wound healing but minimizes inflammation
A
Corticosteroids
8
Q
caustic substances (2)
– highly acidic or alkaline chemicals
A
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Povidone iodine
9
Q
Parasitic infraction wherein fly larva proliferates inside the host resulting tissue damage
A
Myiasis
– use Diclopenthione
