LA Special Surgical Instruments & Equipments (9)

Question 1

What is in the large animal pack?

Answer 1

• mayo-hegar, olsen-hegar

all similar to small animal

Question 2

What blades are in a large animal pack?

Answer 2

No. 3: 10, 11, 15

No. 4: 20, 22

Question 3

What is this used on? What instrument?

Answer 3

Rochester Oschner - used only on tissue that’s going to be removed - pointy end: traumatic

Question 4

Instrument?

Answer 4

Russian forceps

Question 5

Instrument?

Answer 5

foerster sponge forceps

Question 6

What are the types of retractors in LA?

Answer 6

• Senn retractor
• Army-Navy retractor
• malleable retractor
• Hohmann retractor

Question 7

How is the LA laceration pack different from small?

Answer 7

less instruments, include sterile towels for drapes

Question 8

How do instruments for LA compare with small?

Answer 8

bigger scalpels/scalpel blades used for bigger incisions

Question 9

Which hemostats do you normally use for large animals?

Answer 9

kelly - NOT mosquito

Question 10

What are metzenbaum scissors used to cut?

Answer 10

fine tissue

Question 11

What are the self-retaining retractors?

Answer 11

• gelpi
• weitlaner - fork thing

Question 12

What is the Balfour retractor used for in LA?

Answer 12

rectovaginal tears

Question 13

What is the purpose of doyen intestinal forceps?

Answer 13

occlude the lumen of the small intestine with minimal trauma

Question 14

What is the TA-90 in LA?

Answer 14

thoracoabdominal stapler

does not cut, only double row of staples

Question 15

What are the ILA and GIA?

Answer 15

linear stapler

cuts and divides at the same time

Question 16

What is the LDS?

Answer 16

ligating dividing stapler

useful on mesenteric vessels

Question 17

What are ligating clips?

Answer 17

• quick ligation of vessels
• can slip off easily

Question 18

What are skin staples?

Answer 18

• rapid closure of surgical incisions
• have been associated with surgical site infections
• appose or EVERT

Question 19

What are the advantages and disadvantages of GI staplers?

Answer 19

Question 20

What are the equine emasculators?

Answer 20

• serra - simultaneous crush and cut
• modified white - simultaneous crush and cut
• reimer - crush, separate cutting handle
• sands - crush only
• henderson

Question 21

What are the ruminant castration tools?

Answer 21

Question 22

What is a chain ecraseur?

Answer 22

• can be used in ovariectomies
• removal of other masses with blood supply

Question 23

What are the types of arthroscopy equipment?

Answer 23

• tower
• arthroscope
• light cable and fluid line
• instrumentation

Question 24

In arthroscopy equipment, which part goes in the joint?

Answer 24

light source and scope part

Question 25

What is this?

Answer 25

cannula and obturator

Question 26

What do ferris smith rongeurs do regarding arthroscopy equipment?

Answer 26

grabs cartilage flaps, osteochondral fragments

Question 27

What are currettes with arthroscopy?

Answer 27

scrape at subchondral bone, break up stuff

Question 28

Look at bone plates and screws

Answer 28

Question 29

What is this?

Answer 29

guarded aryepiglottic hook knife

Question 30

What are lasers used for in LA?

Answer 30

commonly used in URT surgeries

• scar tissue
• incise/excise mucosa or masses
• can get into tight space of larynx/pharynx

Question 31

How do lasers work?

Answer 31

• generates an intense beam of light that can cut, seal, or vaporize tissue
• energized molecules emit a certain wavelength of light

Question 32

What is a downside to lasers?

Answer 32

area of thermal necrosis - negative effect on wound healing of primary closed incision

Question 33

What are the advantages and disadvantages of lasers versus conventional surgery?

Answer 33

Question 34

When do you use lasers in LA surgery?

Answer 34