EVALUATION AND SURGICAL DRESSING Flashcards
What are surgical dressings
Materials used in dressing wounds or injuries or diseased tissues
What is a dressing
It is an adjunct that is applied to wounds to promote healing and to protect it from microbial infection
What are surgical dre
What are wound dressings and examples
Focus on dry products
Dry products used for primary and secondary dressings like cotton wool, plasters, bandages(natural and synthetic), gauze, lint
What is gauze
Focus on the key fibers cotton, rayon and polyesters
They are woven and unwoven fibers of cotton, rayon and polyesters
Modern wound dressings are based on
Synthetic polymers
Classification of modern wound dressings
Passive
Interactive
Bioactive
What are the requirements of surgical dressings
Sterilized
Non toxic
Has strength
Elastic
Non allergic
Absorbent
What are the classifications of surgical dressings
Based on WASBPPS
Wound dressing
Focus on dry
Dry products used as primary and secondary dressings e.g cotton, plasters, gauze, lint, bandages both natural and synthetic
Gauze
Unwoven or woven fibers of cotton, rayon and polyesters, they are translucent and are used in operations
