Miscellaneous Flashcards
Earley
Finger Trap
VetSurg 2017
87.5% failed by breaking at 1st suture knot
Catastrophic failure with 2 repeats
Hardy
Nail Characteristics on bacterial counts
VetSurg 2017
Higher bacterial counts with nail length >2mm
Hayes
Orthopedic Gloves vs. Double Glove
VetSurg 2017
Equally effective at preventing contamination events in small animal orthopedic procedures.
odds of contamination increased by 1.02 with each minute
Blake
Carotid a bursting pressure
VetSurg 2017
Sealing time 5.3s
Bursting pressure 1041.3 mmHg
Atlas resterilized up to 15 times with no changes
Kuvaldina
Ligasure resterilizations
VetSurg 2018
Discard after # of cycles:
Small Jaw 9
Impact 16
Erickson
Holding Strength Knots
VetSurg 2020
Leakage Pressure Miller Knot >300mmHg Lap Miller Knot >300mmHg Surgeon's Knot <40mmHg Lap Sx Knot = Sx Knot
Gillen
Modified Foward Ender Knot
VetSurg 2020
Foward Ender Knot > SQ/SC for
~Knot holding
~Relative knot security
Foward Ender Knot> Aberdeen for knot holding and knot security
for 2 PDS, not Vicryl
Failure for FE and Aberdeen by suture breakage at knot
Failure SC/SQ by unraveling
Knot size:
SC>AB>FE
Mankin
Antimicrobial impregnated suture
JAVMA 2020
No difference in suture type
SSI associated with:
Incision >10 cm
Soft tissue Sx
Anesthesia >240 min
Sidhu Vet Surg 2021
The most common cultured bacteria before, at glove change and after surgery?
Streptocococcus spp.
*Glove exchange did not increase bacterial contamination of gloves during the clean soft tissue surgeries tested here.
Anderson Vet Surg 2021
What was associated with increased CFU post scrubbing?
What was associated with increased CFU post scrubbing?
Increased nail length (>2mm)
No association was detected between gel nail polish and reduction of viable bacterial count
Greater reduction in bacterial counts in left-handed than right-handed participants
Janas VCOT 2021
Effects of Cryotherapy on Temperature Change in Caudal Thigh Muscles of Dogs
A single application of a cold pack to the caudal thigh muscles of dogs for 20 minutes resulted in significant temperature reduction at all tissue depths (p < 0.05). This decrease persisted for ∼60 minutes. The presence of hair did not have a significant effect on muscle cooling (p > 0.05).