Suture Material and Instrument jeopardy

Question 1

Removing accumulated fluid from the abdominal cavity is easiest with this suction tip

Answer 1

Poole Suction Tip

Question 2

Prolonged absorbable monofilament suture has many uses including closure of enterotomies, cystotomies, and many other otomies

Answer 2

PolyDioxanone- PDS (lasts 6 months- good for body wall, overkill for bladder)

Question 3

Type of tissue forcep should never be used on tissue that is meant to be preserved

Answer 3

Allis Tissue Forceps

Question 4

Group of surgical scrub has a broad spectrum activity bust is deactivated in the presence of organic material

Answer 4

Iodophors (last prep used)

Question 5

Surgical scrub has residual activity lasting hours beyond the actual contact time

Answer 5

Chlorhexidine

Question 6

Hand held retractor can be used to retract large muscle bellies during orthopedic procedure or one side of an abdominal wall

Answer 6

Army-Navy Retractor

Question 7

Antiseptic skin prep has a broad spectrum of activity but should never be applied to open skin or mucosa

Answer 7

Isopropyl Alcohol

Question 8

Needle driver that can also cut suture

Answer 8

Olsen Hager Needle Driver

Question 9

Cutting suture with this scissor is a HUGE NO-NO

Answer 9

Metzenbaum Scissor

Question 10

Hemostat that has multiple uses, including occlusion of small vessels and securing stay sutures

Answer 10

mosquito hemostats

Question 11

B/c of rapid loss in tensile strength, this suture type should not be used to close slower healing tissues

Answer 11

Polyglycolic acid (PGA) or polyglactin 910

Question 12

Monofilament, non-absorbable suture is commonly used to place skin sutures

Answer 12

Nylon

Question 13

Self-retaining retractor is used to keep the abdominal wall open during a laparotomy

Answer 13

Balfour Retractor

Question 14

Concentration of chlorhexidine solution is appropriate for preputial flushes and cleaning open wounds

Answer 14

0.05%

Question 15

Commonly used by novice surgeons as instruments but should be kept out of the surgical field if at all possible

Answer 15

hands (source of contamination)

Question 16

Refers to a surgeons ability to resist deformation or breakage

Answer 16

tensile strength

Question 17

Retractor that is great for retracting the biceps femoris and vastus lateralis but watch out to not puncture the sciatic nerve

Answer 17

Gelpi retractor

Question 18

Self-inflicted injuries can occur when using this instrument to drive steinman pin

Answer 18

Jacob’s chuck

Question 19

Small, specialized tissue forceps used for ophthalmic surgery

Answer 19

Bishop-Harmon Tissue Forceps

Question 20

Retractor for heart/thoracic procedure

Answer 20

Finochietto (=rib retractor with crank)

Question 21

“Jekyll and Hype” retractor has a blunt and a forked end for increasing its utility

Answer 21

Senn Retractor

Question 22

2 suture properties are ideal for use in infected tissues

Answer 22

absorbable and monofilament

Question 23

Suture rarely used due to the severe inflammatory reaction it can cause

Answer 23

Catgut

Question 24

Antibiotic added to a suture coating to help prevent bacterial growth in the surgical wound

Answer 24

Triclosan

Question 25

Instrument that comes in various shapes and sizes and is used to remove small bits of bone from the surgical field

Answer 25

Lempert Rongeur