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Chapter 06: Sutures, Needles, and Instruments


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1. The primary use for suture is essentially to:

,a. strengthen, re-form, and close tissue.

b. ligate, suture, and close tissue.

c. ligate, strengthen, and stop bleeding.

d. clamp, divide, and attach tissue.




ANS: B
Suture is a generic term for all materials used to sew severed body tissues
together and to hold these tissues in their normal position until healing takes
place; to suture is to stitch together cut or torn edges of tissue. A ligature is a
strand of suture material used to tie off (seal) blood vessels for the prevention
of minor bleeding, or to isolate a mass of tissue for excision (cut out). A variety
of suture materials are available for ligating, suturing, and closing the wound.


REF: Page 174


2. The ideal suture material is one that has handling characteristics such
as:

a. memory.

b. slickness.

c. ease of tying.

d. removable knots.




ANS: C

,Key features used to evaluate the general properties of suture material are (1)
physical characteristics, (2) handling characteristics, and (3) tissue reaction
characteristics. Handling characteristics of suture material are related to
pliability (how easily the material bends) and the coefficient of friction (how
easily the suture slips through tissue and can be tied).


REF: Page 174


3. Tissue reaction characteristics are important in a suture material
because:

a. the suture should absorb and nourish the healing tissue.

b. the suture should not cause tissue inflammation or an allergic response.

c. the suture should not support infection.

d. the suture should not cause tissue inflammation or an allergic response and the s




ANS: D
The ideal suture material is one that causes minimal inflammation and tissue
reaction while providing maximal strength during the lag phase of wound
healing. Tissue reaction characteristics include inflammatory and fibrous cell
reaction, absorption, potentiation of infection, and allergic reaction.


REF: Pages 174-176


4. The surgeon needs a suture material that will not degrade over time, but
becomes encapsulated and supports a tissue structure that will continue
to be exposed to pressure and stretching forces throughout the patient’s
life. These physical properties are best described by a suture that:

, a. is nonabsorbable, has good tensile and knot strength, and is the appropriate diam

b. has a large diameter, is nonabsorbable, is highly reactive, and is a monofilament

c. is a monofilament, is synthetically manufactured, is absorbable, and has a large d

d. has good tensile strength, memory, and ease of tying and is absorbable.




ANS: A
Physical characteristics of sutures can be measured or visually determined
and include the following properties: Diameter (size) is measured in
millimeters, and expressed in USP sizes with zeroes. The finer diameter
(smaller size) provides better handling qualities and small knots. Improved
suturing techniques are possible with sutures of finer diameter. Tensile
strength is defined as the amount of weight (breaking load) necessary to
break a suture (breaking strength); it varies according to the type of suture
material. Knot strength is the force necessary to cause a given type of knot to
slip, either partially or completely. The most common nonabsorbable suture
materials are silk, nylon, polyester fiber, polypropylene, and stainless-steel
wire.


REF: Pages 176-179


5. Dr. Garrison was teaching the new residents as he closed the muscle
and fascia layer following an open cholecystectomy. He stated that he
liked the tensile strength of this monofilamented synthetic suture and
also liked the pretty blue color, but it was hard to manage with its
memory and slipperiness and normally needed six surgeon’s knots to
hold. He was using:

a. Ethilon.

b. Prolene.

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