Surgical Techniques

Question 1

Anesthesia used in Biers block

Answer 1

1% Prilocaine

Question 2

Which suture used for mass closure of abdominal wall

Answer 2

Polydiaxanone (PDS)

Question 3

Substance used for endoscopic instruments

Answer 3

Glutaraldehyde

Question 4

Which ster ilization for reusable and nonfragile instruments

Answer 4

Autoclaving

Question 5

Cyanoacrylates are Whatand when they are used

Answer 5

Tissue glues, the cyanoacrylates, can be used for skin closure. Their use requires perfect haemostasis and they are ideally used in children for a laceration on the forehead.

Question 6

Fibrin Tissue Glue is used in what procedures

Answer 6

for haemostasis in the liver and spleen, for dural tears, in ear, nose and throat and ophthalmic surgery and to prevent postoperative adhesions in cardiac and general surger

Question 7

when a vein patch in arteriotomies

Answer 7

I longitudinal incisionof artery
No need to used a patch when transverse incision

Question 8

Prolene key points

Answer 8

Braided form of the material can cause bacterial colonisation
Integrity of polypropylene sutures in holding tissues together can last indefinitely, they are used in vascular anastomosis.
Cause minimal inflammatory reaction

Question 9

SUbCuticularInguinal Hermia repair
Which suture to be used

Answer 9

3/0 PDS

Question 10

Other name of these sutures
1 Monocryl
2 Vicryl
3 prolene

Answer 10

1 Poliglecaprone monofilament
2 Polyglactin bbraided
3 Polypropylene

Question 11

Poliglecaprone monofilament/Monocryl usage

Answer 11

Lose tensile strength in 15 days thus use in skin closure

Question 12

Vicryl/Polyglactin braided usage

Answer 12

Soft tissue approximation and ligation
Not used in skins as cause sca4 marks

Question 13

most appropriate for securing a chest drain following a thoracotomy?

Answer 13

2/0 silk

Question 14

Permanent sutur3s

Answer 14

Polypropylene
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