Surgical Nursing Techniques Flashcards

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Basic Areas of Care

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  1. Preoperative
  2. Intraoperative
  3. Postoperative
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2
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Laparotomy

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  • Also known as a celiotomy
  • Surgical incision into the abdominal cavity
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Area Referred to as the “Gutters”

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Areas dorsal to the intestine
* kidney
* adrenal gland

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3 Layers of Abdominal Closures

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  1. Linea Alba
  2. Subcutaneous Tissues
  3. Skin
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Linea Alba

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Layer of strength

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Subcutaneous Tissue Closure

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Sutured to reduce dead space
* also reduce chance of seroma*

*accumulation of fluid

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7
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Spay before first heat

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Reduces chance of mammary neoplasia

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8
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Surgical Instrument Considerations

C-Sections

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More hemostats such as
* Crile
* Rochester Pean

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9
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Resuscitation Drugs

For C-Sections

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  • Doxapram (Dopram)
  • Epinephrine
  • Naloxone - if opioid used in anesthetic
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10
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“Open” vs “Closed” Castration

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  • Open = tunics incised
  • Closed = tunics not incised
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11
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Nail Removed in Feline Declaws

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3rd Phalanx

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12
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Cranial and Caudal Cruciate Ligament Jobs

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Act to stabalize the knee

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