Sutures Flashcards

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Q

What is the strongest thread to use for embalming?

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  • linen thread
  • recommended for autopsy, long bone donors and vessel incision sutures
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Bridge/Individual Sutures

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  • Temporary align tissue margins and secure them in position until permanent sutures replace them
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Baseball suture

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  • most secure and leak proof suture
  • Most commonly used suture
  • Can be used for incision closures, lengthy incisions, autopsies surgeries, and long bone donation
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Interlocking/lock suture

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  • Tight, leakproof suture
  • Continues throughout the suture
  • disadvantage: visible bridge on the surface of the incision
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Single intradermal/ hidden suture

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  • suture made entirely within the dermal layer, transversing the needle side to side within the incision
  • The needle does not pass through the epidermal tissues, so the thread is hidden from view
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Double intradermal suture

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  • Dermal layer of suture
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Inversion/worm suture

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  • suture that gathers and turns under excess tissues
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Continuous/whip suture

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  • Used to temporarily closed, lengthy incisions
  • disadvantage: visible tissue, ridge visible, suture thread, and leakage potential
  • Used by MEs to temporarily restore body cavities to transfer to the funeral home
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