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Suturing Tools and Techniques Flashcards

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Absorbable vs Non-Absorbable Sutures:

Suture used for deep, temporary closure. Facilitates wound healing for multi-layered closure.

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Absorbable sutures

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Absorbable vs Non-Absorbable Sutures:

Suture used for more superficial closure, or for wounds requiring more permanent/long-term closure.

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Non-Absorbable sutures

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Means of degradation of Natural Absorbable Sutures

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Proteolysis

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Means of degradation of Synthetic Absorbable Sutures

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Hydrolysis

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Absorbable vs Non-Absorbable Sutures:

Type of suture used for vessel anastomosis, permanent ligation of tubular structures, bowel anastomosis, hernia fascial closure

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Non-absorbable sutures

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Monofilament vs Multifilament:

Sutures that have less surface area

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Monofilament

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Monofilament vs Multifilament:

Sutures that have less memory

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Multifilament

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Monofilament vs Multifilament:

Sutures that tend to require more knots. Higher memory.

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Monofilament

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Antibiotics used to treat inflammation due to proteolysis of natural absorbable sutures

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Aldehyde, Chromium trioxide

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Under Absorbable sutures: Examples of Natural Sutures:

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Plain gut, Chromic Gut, Silk, Steel

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Examples of Synthetic Sutures (Absorbable):

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Vicryl, Monocryl, PDS

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Examples of Synthetic Sutures (Non-Absorbable):

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Nylon (Ethilon), Polypropylene (Prolene)

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Examples of Monofilament sutures (Absorbable):

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Monocryl, PDS

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Examples of Monofilament sutures (Non-Absorbable):

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Nylon, Prolene

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Examples of Multifilament sutures (Absorbable):

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Vicryl

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Examples of Barbed Sutures:

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Stratafix, Quill, Durabarb

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Sutures used for wounds with high infection risk

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Monofilament Absorbable

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Sutures used for running intradermal sutures

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Monofilament absorbable

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Absorbable vs Non-absorbable sutures:

Sutures used for faster healing tissues (e.g., stomach, colon, bladder)

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Absorbable sutures

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Absorbable vs Non-absorbable sutures:

Sutures used if more strength is required: for closure of slow-healing tissues

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Non-absorbable sutures

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Absorbable vs Non-absorbable sutures:

Sutures best used for fascial closure, tendon repair, bone anchoring, ligament repair (prolonged tension required)

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Non-absorbable sutures

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Suture best used for running subcuticular closure of epidermis

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Monocryl

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Suture best used for interrupted sutures of the skin surface

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Nylon

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