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American Board of Surgical Assistants TEST REVIEW - Sutures and Wound Repair/ General Surgery Q&A Rated A+ Who discovered that the body absorbs sutures made from animal tissues? Philip Syng Physick Which suture material is NOT absorbed but remains as a living tissue in the body? Dea...

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American Board of Surgical Assistants
TEST REVIEW - Sutures and Wound
Repair/ General Surgery Q&A Rated A+
Who discovered that the body absorbs sutures made from animal tissues? Philip Syng Physick



Which suture material is NOT absorbed but remains as a living tissue in the body? Fascia lata



Space caused by separation of wound edges which have not been closely approximated by sutures is
called Dead Space



An interrupted suture, which is placed through tissue from one side of the wound to the other and
then back through tissue again is called Matress



Suture material which, during healing process, becomes encapsulated by fibrous tissue is called
Non absorbable suture



In the presence of infection, the absorption rate of surgical gut is: Increased



Which suture can be used in presence of infection? Polypropylene



Suture in which short lateral stitches are taken beneath Subcuticular



Healing process in which a wound is purposely left open and allowed to heal from bottom upward is
called Secondary intention



Surgical gut is made from the Submucosa layer of sheep's intestines



Which is most inert in tissue Wire



Stay suture does not pass through

,-Subq

-Rectus muscle

-Mesentery

-Fascia Mesentery



Spitting open or gaping of wound is called Dehiscence



Which of the following is used to stop bleeding and oozing on surfaced of severed BONES
Mixture of waxes (chiefly beeswax)



Protrusion of bowel through separated edges of abdominal wound closure is Evisceration



Silk is not recommended for use in gallbladder kidney or bladder because It may become nucleus
for stone formation



Most braided or twisted non absorbable sutures should not be used in presence of active infection
because The sutures become breeding place for infection



Halsted Technique consists mainly of Interrupted silk sutures



Another name for a stick tie or transfixation suture is Suture ligature



Bumpers or guards are used on tension sutures to Prevent heavy suture from cutting into skin



Tissue trauma will be kept to minimum by using Sutured swaged to a needle



Amount of weight or pull necessary to break suture or ligature material is called Tensile strength



Which would have ea weakening effect on suture?

Soaking in saline

Testing tensile strength

, Straightening it ALL OF THE ABOVE



Which of following synthetic non absorb suture material is least reactive in tissue?



Polypropylene

Polyester fiber

Nylon

teflon impregnanted polyester Polypropylene



What type of suture would be used when closing the anus for perineal stage of an and perineal
resection Purse string suture



Ampulla of water is dilated for Common duct stones



Select procedure that require isolation of instruments from rest of operative field:

1. Open intest anastomosis

2. Common duct exploration

3. Exteriorization of coostomy

4. esophagomyotomy 1,2,3,

Open anastomosis

Common duct expo

ext of colostomy



A longitudinal ulcer in anal canal is ____ and _____ is a tubular tract that has its skin opening beside
anus Fissure in ano

Fistula in ano



Protrusion of viscera through and incision following surgery is Evisceration



All of the following require immediate surgery except:

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