Principles of surgery Flashcards
1
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Define bacterial infection
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Having more than 10^5 bacteria per gram of tissue
2
Q
Describe surgical site infection (SSI)
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3
Q
Describe classification of surgical wounds
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Surgical wounds are classified by degree of contamination to help predict likelihood that infection will develop
- clean
- clean-contaminated
- contaminated
-dirty
4
Q
Describe clean wounds
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5
Q
Describe clean-contaminated wounds
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6
Q
Describe contaminated wounds
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7
Q
Describe dirty wounds
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8
Q
What are some methods for reducing infections
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9
Q
Name some surgical situations during which antibiotics would be used
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- surgery time longer than 90 min
- prosthesis implantation (mesh, pacemaker, bone cement etc.)
- patient with pre-existing prosthesis undergoing certain surgical procedures
- severely infected or traumatised wounds
- rational selection of antibiotics for prophylactic use
- definitive choice depends on culture & sensitivity results
10
Q
Name some antibiotics that would be used in small animal surgeries for prophylactic use
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11
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Name some antibiotics that would be used in equine surgeries for prophylactic use
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