Surgical Instruments
This instrument is commonly used to grasp the edges of skin during wound closure.
Adsons with teeth
This organ produces bile.
liver
The sterile field is considered contaminated if it is left unattended for this amount of time.
immediately
This absorbable suture is made from purified collagen.
plain gut
During an appendectomy, this structure is removed.
vermiform appendix
This self-retaining retractor is commonly used in abdominal surgery and can hold multiple blades.
Bookwalter retractor
This structure carries bile from the gallbladder to the common bile duct.
cystic duct
This is the minimum distance a nonsterile person should stay from a sterile field.
12 inches (1 foot)?
This needle has a triangular body designed to penetrate skin
cutting needle
The critical view of safety is achieved during this procedure.
laparoscopic cholecystectomy
This vascular instrument has fine atraumatic jaws designed for delicate vessel manipulation.
DeBakey forceps
This cranial nerve is responsible for the sense of smell.
Cranial Nerve I (Olfactory)
Moisture passing through a sterile drape is called this.
strike-through contamination
This monofilament absorbable suture is commonly used for subcuticular closure.
Monocryl
This procedure removes the sigmoid colon.
sigmoidectomy
This instrument is used to remove bone by "biting" it away.
rongeur
This artery is most commonly used to palpate a pulse in the foot
dorsalis pedis artery
When gowned, the only sterile portion of the gown is located here.
the front from chest to the level of the sterile field and the sleeves from approximately 2 inches above the elbow to the cuff
This nonabsorbable braided suture is commonly used to secure drains.
silk
During a carotid endarterectomy, this temporary device maintains cerebral blood flow.
shunt
This clamp is used to occlude large blood vessels without crushing them
Satinsky vascular clamp
This ligament connects the uterus to the lateral pelvic wall and contains the ovarian vessels.
suspensory ligament of the ovary (infundibulopelvic ligament)
This organization publishes the Guidelines for Sterile Technique used in the operating room.
AORN
This absorbable monofilament maintains strength longer than Monocryl and is commonly used for fascial closure.
PDS
This bypass procedure commonly uses the left internal mammary artery
coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)