American Board of Surgical Assistants

American Board of Surgical Assistants TEST REVIEW - Sutures and Wound Repair/ General Surgery | Already Graded 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 AB