minor surgery numbers to know Flashcards
Plain catgut half-life and reactivity
7-10 days. more reactive than chromic.
Chromic catgut half-life and reactivity
2-3 weeks. less reactive than plain catgut, but still absorbable and natural so it’s gonna react
Vicryl half-life
braided or mono?
Braided so will react more than other synthetics.
half life 2-3 weeks
Dexon half life. braided or mono?
monofilament
half life 2-3 weeks
PDS braided or mono?
half life?
Monofilament
Half life 4-6 weeks
Face/neck suture size
5-0, 6-0
Arms / Hands suture size
4-0, 5-0
Trunk/legs/feet/scalp suture size
3-0, 4-0
face and neck suture removal
3-5 days
arms/hands suture removal
7-10
trunk/legs/feet/scalp suture removal
7-14 days
Dermabond time to set? wound healing time?
50 seconds
heals in 5-10 days
Lidocaine time to onset? duration?
1-10 minute onset
30-60 minute duration
10 cc of 1% lidocaine has how much?
100 mg
MAX child lidocaine dose
3.3-4.5 mg/kg not to exceed 75-110 mg total
MAX adult lidocaine dose
4.5 mg/kg (like the largest child dose), not to exceed 30 ccs of 1%
Bupivacaine onset and duration
8-12 min onset, 3-4 hours duration
MAX dose bupivacaine
4 mg/kg of 0.25%. Not to exceed 200 mg
Mepivacaine/carbocaine max dose
5 mg/kg of 1%. not to exceed 400 mg.
CI for epi
Avoid in pts on MAOIs, TCAs, thyrotoxicosis, and seve CVD
Max dose of epi
0.2 mg
irrigate open wound with what?
35 mL syringe with 19 gauge needle
2% glutaraldehydes disinfection/sterilization time
disinfect in 10 mins
sterilize in 10 hours
Alcohol 70%/chlorhexiidine disinfection time
2 mins immersion
DOES NOT STERILIZE
