Wound Healing
What is Third Intention.
Abnormally large fluid volume in tissue between the body's cells.
What is Edema.
Each stitch is individually placed, tied, and cut for the length of the wound.
What is Simple Interrupted.
The arrest or control of bleeding and can occur by blood vessel spasm, platelet plug formation and blood coagulation.
What is Hemostasis.
Primary closure; open/mechanical drainage. Clean Contaminated.
What is Class II
The wound is left open and allowed to heal from the inside out, granulation tissue forms causing closure by contraction.
What is Second Intention.
Partial or total separation of tissue after closure.
What is Dehiscence.
Long, straight incisions when the wound edges easily evert.
What is Simple Continuous.
Chemical agents that aid in hemostasis.
What is Chemical Methods of hemostasis.
Primary closure; no inflammation. Clean.
What is Class I.
Wound heals rapidly, no separation of the edges, minimal scarring.
What is First Intention.
Protrusion of the viscera through the edges of a totally separated wound.
What is Evisceration.
First throw is a single suture technique at the end of the wound, multiple subcuticular bites are made opposite each other the length of the wound.
What is Subcuticular.
Hemostasis may be enhanced by the application of either extreme cold or heat to body tissues to create coagulation.
What is Thermal Methods of hemostasis.
Perforated viscus; microbial contamination. Dirty/Infected.
What is Class IV.
Tensile strength of the wound is gradually getting stronger throughout this phase.
What is Maturation or Differentiation phase (phase 3).
Fluid with high content of protein and cellular debris that has escaped from blood vessels and has been deposited in tissue/tissue surfaces, usually result of inflammation.
What is Exudate.
Two-bite suture technique. First small bite is placed close to the wound edge, second bite is placed slightly behind the first bite and deeper in the tissue.
What is Interrupted Vertical Mattress.
Achieved with the use of several types of devices to control bleeding until a clot forms.
What is Mechanical Methods of hemostasis.
Acute inflammation; open traumatic wound. Contaminated.
What is Class III.
Fibroblasts increase and bridge the wound edges, wound has approximately 25-30% tensile strength during this phase.
Abnormal tract between two epithelium-lined surfaces that is only opened on one end.
What is Sinus Tract Formation.
Suture is placed so the knot is located under the layer to be closed and is not projecting outward.
What is Buried.
During surgical procedures, two types of bleeding may be encountered.
Wound that has been breached by a foreign object or had leakage from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
What is Class III.