Surgical Techniques - Needles 5-C

Question 1

Complete the following statement concerning needle handling and accountability by filling in the blank(s) with the correct answer.

Always protect needle _____.

Answer 1

sharpness

Question 2

Complete the following statement concerning needle handling and accountability by filling in the blank(s) with the correct answer.

Needles on the sterile field must be _____.

Answer 2

secured

Question 3

Complete the following statement concerning needle handling and accountability by filling in the blank(s) with the correct answer.

Dispose of _____ and _____ at the end of the procedure according to hospital policy and procedures.

Answer 3

needles and sutures

Question 4

Complete the following statement concerning needle handling and accountability by filling in the blank(s) with the correct answer.

Sharps and needles should be accounted for during the surgical procedure and anytime there is a change in _____.

Answer 4

scrub

Question 5

Complete the following statement concerning needle handling and accountability by filling in the blank(s) with the correct answer.

When passing a _____ needle, use a needle holder clamped on the first ratchet only.

Answer 5

straight

Question 6

Vocabulary

Ligates and divides blood vessels automatically to help reduce operating tine and tissue manipulation.

Answer 6

LDS stapler

Question 7

Vocabulary

Contains staples and forms a staple line and can be used for the transition and resection of soft tissue

Answer 7

TA articulating linear staple

Question 8

Vocabulary

In a sterile, single-patient-use instrument that delivers staples while simultaneously dividing tissue between rows through a port

Answer 8

endoscopic stapler

Question 9

Vocabulary

Used on smaller tubular structures such as arteries, veins, and nerves; appliers may be individually loaded with single clips or multiple clip cartridges

Answer 9

ligating clip instruments

Question 10

Vocabulary

a multi-fire, single-patient-use device with a curved head that cuts and staples

Answer 10

contour curved cutter staple

Question 11

Vocabulary

used to perform an end-to-end circular anastomosis through the anus and is attached to the anvil which is purse stringed at the distal end of the proximal bowel to be anastomosed

Answer 11

EEA

Question 12

Vocabulary

Cartridges or stainless steel and titanium are generally used, though absorbable nonmetallic ones are available

Answer 12

staples

Question 13

Vocabulary

Places one staple each time the instrument handles are activated; staples first penetrate the fascia to hold the tissue together

Answer 13

fascia stapler

Question 14

Vocabulary

Is a sterile, single-patient-use instrument designed to deliver multi-directional release of stainless steel staples for routine wound closure

Answer 14

rotating-head skin stapler

Question 15

Vocabulary

Is a single-patient-use instrument that simultaneously staples and divides tissue; may be used for transection, resection, and the creation of anastomoses

Answer 15

GIA linear cutter

Question 16

Vocabulary

Provides two staggered rows of titanium staples in 33mm diameter size applied in the anal canal for transaction and resection of internal tissue

Answer 16

PPH

Question 17

Vocabulary

Are manually operated instruments with detachable parts that must be assembled and loaded with disposable, color-coded cartridges

Answer 17

reusable stapler

Question 18

Vocabulary

is a sterile, single-patient-use instrument designed to deliver rectangular, stainless steel staples for routine wound closure

Answer 18

fixed-head skin stapler

Question 19

Vocabulary

intermediate locking mechanism provides for an easier, safer handling and one-handed closing, firing, and releasing of tissue

Answer 19

disposable stapler

Question 20

Vocabulary

Sterile material prepared from the peritoneum of an ox and used in abdominal surgery to prevent the formation of adhesions

Answer 20

cargile membrane

Question 21

Vocabulary

Obtained from cadaver and is freeze-dried and sterilized by exposure to ethylene oxide; used for defects in the diaphragm

Answer 21

human dura matter

Question 22

Vocabulary

strips of fibers used as ligament replacement and for articular resurfacing

Answer 22

carbon fiber

Question 23

Vocabulary

an inert polymer used for implants; can be used in many forms, such as gels, sponges, liquids, tubing films, or molded into anatomical structures

Answer 23

silicone

Question 24

Vocabulary

temporarily covers an open defect in the skin and underlying tissue

Answer 24

biologic wound cover

Question 25

Vocabulary

a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue; is used in various different specialty areas to replace and support tissue defects

Answer 25

fascia lata

Question 26

Vocabulary

enzymatically-treated bovine carotid arteries used to provide venous access to patients with poor blood vessels on hemodialysis

Answer 26

atriovenous shunts

Question 27

Vocabulary

skin or tissue taken from one part of the patient’s body and grafted to another area of the body

Answer 27

autograft

Question 28

Vocabulary

preserves and stores bone until needed

Answer 28

bone bank

Question 29

Vocabulary

may be used as a skin subtle prepared from a layer of collagen from the dermis of a calf or pig then coated with autologous epithelium from the recipient

Answer 29

artificial skin

Question 30

Vocabulary

strong, flexible material that can be molded or shaped to a desired configuration; used to support tubular structures, such as the fallopian tubes or the ureters during healing

Answer 30

polyethylene

Question 31

Vocabulary

often used to cover full-thickness skin defect until permanent skin grafting can be performed

Answer 31

porcine dermis

Question 32

Vocabulary

skin or tissue taken from an unmatched donor and grafted to an area of another person

Answer 32

allograft

Question 33

Vocabulary

obtained from a human placenta to treat burns, skin ulcers, infected wounds, or to cover spina bifida defects

Answer 33

amniotic membrane

Question 34

Vocabulary

a Teflon-type material that can be woven into a fabric or arterial grafts or molded into a solid shape for valves or joints

Answer 34

polytetrafluorethylene

Question 35

Vocabulary

used to provide structural support to assist with regrowth or bone within a skeletal defect

Answer 35

bone graft

Question 36

Vocabulary

this new technique involves cultured skin grafts rather than skin harvested from the patient

Answer 36

genetically engineered

Question 37

Vocabulary

processed with porcine dermis to replace tissue loss to support tissue; can be used to replace the dura and as a fascia lata replacement

Answer 37

corium

Question 38

Vocabulary

skin taken from a donor, typically a cadaver, and preserved by freezing to a cooling rate of 1.8 degrees to 9 degrees to -94 degrees until frozen

Answer 38

cryopreserved skin

Question 39

Vocabulary

bone cement that can be shaped and molded to fit defect in bone or can be used to fixate metal prosthesis to the bone

Answer 39

methyl methacrylate

Question 40

Vocabulary

uses glutaraldehyde tanning process to convert the umbilical vein into an inert, antithrombogenic graft that can be used for atrial reconstruction when the saphenous vein is not available

Answer 40

human umbilical cord vein grafts

Question 41

Vocabulary

skin taken from a dissimilar specie to temporarily replace human tissue

Answer 41

xenograft

Question 42

Vocabulary

processed from bovine graft and microfibrillar hemostatic powder and reconstructed into membranes or films

Answer 42

collagen

Question 43

Vocabulary

used to stabilize bone or as implant for replacement of bone surfaces, such as in a total knee of hip arthroplasty

Answer 43

metal