Miscellaneous

Question 1

Earley
Finger Trap
VetSurg 2017

Answer 1

87.5% failed by breaking at 1st suture knot

Catastrophic failure with 2 repeats

Question 2

Hardy
Nail Characteristics on bacterial counts
VetSurg 2017

Answer 2

Higher bacterial counts with nail length >2mm

Question 3

Hayes
Orthopedic Gloves vs. Double Glove
VetSurg 2017

Answer 3

Equally effective at preventing contamination events in small animal orthopedic procedures.

odds of contamination increased by 1.02 with each minute

Question 4

Blake
Carotid a bursting pressure
VetSurg 2017

Answer 4

Sealing time 5.3s

Bursting pressure 1041.3 mmHg

Atlas resterilized up to 15 times with no changes

Question 5

Kuvaldina
Ligasure resterilizations
VetSurg 2018

Answer 5

Discard after # of cycles:
Small Jaw 9
Impact 16

Question 6

Erickson
Holding Strength Knots
VetSurg 2020

Answer 6

Leakage Pressure
Miller Knot >300mmHg
Lap Miller Knot >300mmHg
Surgeon's Knot <40mmHg
Lap Sx Knot = Sx Knot

Question 7

Gillen
Modified Foward Ender Knot
VetSurg 2020

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Mankin
Antimicrobial impregnated suture
JAVMA 2020

Answer 8

No difference in suture type

SSI associated with:
Incision >10 cm
Soft tissue Sx
Anesthesia >240 min

Question 9

Sidhu Vet Surg 2021

The most common cultured bacteria before, at glove change and after surgery?

Answer 9

Streptocococcus spp.

*Glove exchange did not increase bacterial contamination of gloves during the clean soft tissue surgeries tested here.

Question 10

Anderson Vet Surg 2021

What was associated with increased CFU post scrubbing?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Janas VCOT 2021

Effects of Cryotherapy on Temperature Change in Caudal Thigh Muscles of Dogs

Answer 11

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).