Basic Surgical Principles Flashcards
1
Q
What does clean mean?
A
- Free from dirt, marks and stains
2
Q
What does disinfection mean?
A
- Removal of many or all microorganisms but does not necessarily destroy spores
3
Q
What is asepsis?
A
- Free from all harmful microorganisms
4
Q
What does antiseptic mean?
A
- An agent that destroys or inhibits microorganisms and is safe to use on tissue
5
Q
What does sterilisation mean?
A
- The destruction of all microorganisms and spores
6
Q
What are the 4 classifications of surgery?
A
- Clean
- Clean-contaminated
- Contaminated
- Dirty
7
Q
What is a clean surgery?
A
- Non-traumatic, non-infected and non-inflamed
- No tracts are entered
- No break in asepsis
- E.g., castrations and spays
8
Q
What is a clean-contaminated surgery?
A
- A clean procedure where a minor break in asepsis or drain is placed
- E.g., laparoscopic, gastrointestinal and respiratory surgeries
9
Q
What is a contaminated surgery?
A
- Open, fresh traumatic wound without purulent discharge
- Procedures in which spillage of GT contents or infected urine
- Major break in aseptic technique
- E.g., Leg injury without pus
10
Q
What is a dirty surgery?
A
- Traumatic wounds with purulent discharge, devitalised tissues or foreign body
- Perforated viscus or faecal contamination
- Leg injury with pus
