Hemostasis
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100

Chemical, Thermal and Mechanical methods

What are 3 methods of hemostasis?

100

Used to control bleeding from vascular structures, superficial bleeders, and diffuse oozing of blood.

What is an Argon Beam Coagulator?

100

A surgical technologist and an RN or two RNs

Who can perform surgical counts?

100

A device for holding, joining, or compressing tissue together during a surgical procedure.

What is a clamp?

100

A reversible state of unconsciousness, consisting of amnesia, analgesia and muscle relaxation.

What is General Anesthesia?

200

Pledgets, Bonewax and Ligatures

What is Mechanical Hemostasis?

200

Used to apply electrical current through the patient's tissue, to cut and/or coagulate the tissue.

What is electrosurgery?

200

Sponges, towels, sharps, instruments and miscellaneous items

What are countable surgical items?

200

An instrument with a single beveled cutting edge for cutting or chipping bone.

What is a chisel?

200

Surgical procedure, physiological status, age, postop recovery time, length of surgery and position of patient.

What are considerations  to determine the type of anesthesia?

300

A category referred to as "stand-alone" or "mechanical" agents that do not contain thrombin

What is Passive Agents?

300

May be implemented by hand, sponge, digit or "packs" for pressure.

What is Manual Pressure?

300

When a body cavity is entered, such as the thorax, abdomen and pelvis.

When do you count instruments?

300

A hammer-like instrument used for striking objects.

What is a mallet?

300

Induction, Maintenance and Emergence.

What are the three phases of anesthesia?

400

Used to help protect and pad delicate tissues and organs, as well as absorb fluids.

What are laparotomy sponges?

400

Example of an absorbable topical hemostatic agent.

What is Avitene or Microfibrillar Collagen?

400

Call for an xray.

What do you do when you have an incorrect count?

400

The feature that locks the instrument in a closed position.

What is the ratchet?

400

Used to facilitate intubation and allow exposure to the surgical site.

What are muscle relaxants?

500

This product should not be used with blood salvage devices.

What is Fibrin Sealants ( Tisseel)?

500

A product that swells, forming a clot, and absorbs 40-50 times its weight in 20-40 days.

What is Gelfoam or Absorbable Gelatin Sponge.

500

Time-out periods, critical dissections, confirming and opening implants.

What is, do not perform surgical counts?

500

The working end of an instrument.

What is the jaw?

500

Starting IVs, setting up arterial lines, double-checking blood and obtaining emergency equipment

What are intraoperative responsibilities of the perioperative nurse caring for a patient undergoing a procedure with general anesthesia?