American Board of Surgical Assistants TEST REVIEW - Sutures and Wound Repair/ General Surgery Questions & Answers Already Graded A+

Who discovered that the body absorbs sutures made from animal tissues? - Answer-Philip Syng Physick Which suture material is NOT absorbed but remains as a living tissue in the body? - Answer-Fascia lata Space caused by separation of wound edges which have not been closely approximated by sutures is called - Answer-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 - Answer-Matress Suture material which, during healing process, becomes encapsulated by fibrous tissue is called - Answer-Non absorbable suture In the presence of infection, the absorption rate of surgical gut is: - Answer-Increased Which suture can be used in presence of infection? - Answer-Polypropylene Suture in which short lateral stitches are taken beneath - Answer-Subcuticular Healing process in which a wound is purposely left open and allowed to heal from bottom upward is called - Answer-Secondary intention Surgical gut is made from the - Answer-Submucosa layer of sheep's intestines Which is most inert in tissue - Answer-WireStay suture does not pass through -Subq -Rectus muscle -Mesentery -Fascia - Answer-Mesentery Spitting open or gaping of wound is called - Answer-Dehiscence Which of the following is used to stop bleeding and oozing on surfaced of severed BONES - AnswerMixture of waxes (chiefly beeswax) Protrusion of bowel through separated edges of abdominal wound closure is - Answer-Evisceration Silk is not recommended for use in gallbladder kidney or bladder because - Answer-It may become nucleus for stone formation Most braided or twisted non absorbable sutures should not be used in presence of active infection because - Answer-The sutures become breeding place for infection Halsted Technique consists mainly of - Answer-Interrupted silk sutures Another name for a stick tie or transfixation suture is - Answer-Suture ligature Bumpers or guards are used on tension sutures to - Answer-Prevent heavy suture from cutting into skin Tissue trauma will be kept to minimum by using - Answer-Sutured swaged to a needle Amount of weight or pull necessary to break suture or ligature material is called - Answer-Tensile strengthWhich would have ea weakening effect on suture? Soaking in saline Testing tensile strength Straightening it - Answer-ALL OF THE ABOVE Which of following synthetic non absorb suture material is least reactive in tissue? Polypropylene Polyester fiber Nylon teflon impregnanted polyester - Answer-Polypropylene