exam 1 Flashcards
laparotomy
a surgical incision through the skin layer and abdominal wall into the peritoneal cavity
laparoscopy
a surgical procedure in which a fiber-optic instrument is inserted through the abdominal wall to view the organs in the abdomen or to permit a surgical procedure.
anastomosis
a connection made surgically between adjacent blood vessels, parts of the intestines, or other channels of the body, or the operation in which this is constructed.
anatomy of the gallbladder
-located in the fossa on the inferior surface of the right lobe of the liver
-A muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile and stores it until needed for digestion
anatomy of the liver
-located in the right upper abdominal quadrant of the abdominal cavity beneath the diaphragm and directly above the stomach.
-divided into 8 segments
-covered by a fibrous and serous coat called “Glisson’s Capsule” and divided by the falcifrom ligament
-highly vascular and friable organ
anatomy of the spleen
-located in the upper left abdominal cavity
-protected by the 10th, 11th/12th rib and directly beneath the dome of the diaphragm
anatomy of the large bowel (colon)
-divided into 7 sections
-cecum
-ascending colon
-transverse colon
-descending colon
-sigmoid
-rectum
-anal canal
alimental canal
-the digestive system
-what general surgery is mainly aboout
anatomy of the stomach
-fundas
-cardia
-body
-antrum
-pylorus
Laparotomy Tray (Major Tray)
foundation for many major surgeries
Maloney (Bougie) dialator
Esophageal dilator
- used in procedures like fixing a hiatal hernia
-Anesthesiologist can use these since they have access to the head/mouth of the patient
Vagotomy
cutting of certain branches of the vagus nerve, performed with gastric surgery to reduce the amount of gastric acid produced and thus reduce the recurrence of ulcers
Veress needle
A spring-loaded needle used to deliver carbon dioxide gas during insufflation.
Hasan method
Using a Trokar to poke through to deliver CO2 during laparoscopic surgery
exploratory laparotomy
abdominal operation for the purpose of examining the abdominal organs and tissues for signs of disease or other abnormalities
Bilroth 1
Removal of the distal portion of the stomach and plyorus
Bilroth 2
is the removal of the distal portion of the stomach and the pylorus, reanastomosis is the jejunum, cuts ends of duodenum are closed
subtotal gastrectomy
partial removal of the stomach AKA Billroth procedures.
Harmonic scalpel
Use: cutting and cauterizing tissue
Trocars
Instruments used to puncture and enter the abdomen for a laparoscopic procedure
Gastrostomy
-surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach
-Performed to provide nutrition (feeding tube)
-may be performed in conjunction with gastrectomy
Bookwalter retractor
Used to retract wound edges and internal organs during abdominal procedures
Meckel’s diverticulum
outpouching of distal ileum (small intestine)
Bowel technique
• “Confinement and containment” of instruments and supplies that encounter the inside of
the bowel which is dirty (to prevent postoperative surgical site infections (SSI)
• Practiced when entry into a structure or removal of a structure(s) along the alimentary canal is
performed
Begins when the GI tract is opened and ends once the tract is closed
• The instruments on the contaminated basin/Mayo should be isolated from the clean Mayo
and sterile back table
• Wound protector may be utilized
• When closure of the GI tract is complete, the sterile surgical team should change Gowns and
gloves
Herniorrhaphy
- hernia repair
- McVay (Coopers Ligament) inguinal herniorrhaphy
what instruments would you need for a laparotomy?
major instrument tray, self-retaining retractor (Balfour or Bookwalter), Handheld retractor(sweetheart, rich, deavers), specialty instruments, have poole suction tip available