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Suture types
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Abbreviations
Suture characteristics
100
This type of needle is used on friable tissues and easily torn organs.
What is a blunt needle?
100
What are 2 of the 3 classifications of suture?
What is -
Absorbable/non-absorbable
Natural/Synthetic
Braided/Monofilament
100
Based on the picture below, what is the size of the suture?
What is 3-0?
(suture size is indicated in the upper left corner on the front of the suture box)
100
The inherent capability of a suture to return to its original package shape
What is memory?
(Sutures with strong memory have decreased knot security)
100
The type of needle indicated by the abbreviation PS.
What is Plastic Surgery needle?
a premium, reverse cutting needle, designed for delicate closures and soft tissues.
100
The time required for a suture to be absorbed into the tissues?
What is absorption rate?
200
A conventional cutting needle cuts from how many sides of the needle?
What is 3?
The two opposite edges and the inside curve.
200
Multifilament sutures that consist of several strand braided or twisted together providing greater strength, pliability, and flexibility than monofilament sutures.
What is a braided suture?
(Silk, Nuralon, Mersiline, Ethibond)
200
Type of needle for the suture pictured below.
What is CTXMB?
(Circle Taper Extra Large Blunt)
200
What agent gives the Plus sutures their antimicrobial activity?
What is Triclosan or Irgacare MP?
Triclosan inhibits bacterial colonization for 7 days or more and reduces risk of biofilm formation.
200
Abbreviation for needles designed for urologic procedures that a taper point with a specialized curvature to allow for suturing in confined deep spaces.
What is UR?
200
How easily the suture bends allowing for smoother tissue conformity and knot security.
What is pliability?
300
The part of the needle between the point and the swag or eye. It defines the shape of the needle.
What is the body of the needle?
(circle, half circle, 1/2 circle)
300
Monocryl, Vicryl, PDS.
What sutures are available with an antibacterial coating?
(Stratafix also as it is a barbed or spiraled version of other stitches)
300
Suture that has anchors, barbed or spiraled, that eliminates the need to tie off the suture.
What is Stratafix?
300
7 to 11-0
What is the range of suture size (diameter of thread/stitch)
300
Name of the needle indicated by the abbreviation BB.
What is "blue baby"
*Specialized blood vessel needle (bifurcated blood vessel) that is associated with blue monofilament suture and is critical for delicate cardiac surgery such a tetralogy of fallot-thus the name blue baby
300
How the strength of the suture should relate to the strength of the tissue you are working on.
What is equal but not exceed?
400
This type of needle works by pushing aside the tissue instead of cutting through it creating less trauma.
What is a taper needle?
(Used on muscle, vessels, intestines, bladder)
400
Name at least 3 types of non-absorbable sutures.
What are
Silk, Nylon, Polyester (Ethibond/Mersiline)
Prolene, Stainless Steel
400
Absorbable suture used for soft tissue repair and internal closures including the bowel and urinary tract.
What is Vicryl suture?
400
Gut suture is made from the stomach lining of what animal?
What is sheep or cow?
400
Meaning of the suture abbreviation OS?
What is orthopedic surgery?
(Reverse cutting needle used for tough tissue such as fascia and ligaments)
400
Friction and resistance a suture thread creates as it passes through tissue
What is drag?
*Monofilament sutures tend to have less drag than multifilament sutures.
500
The point on the needle where the suture is attached.
What is the Swage?
500
The smallest suture needle/suture size visible on x-ray.
What is a 13mm (6-0 suture) needle?
500
Braided coated suture used for soft tissue repair and drain securement.
What is silk suture?
500
The suture size that corresponds to the thickness of a human hair.
What is a 7-0?
500
The meaning of the needle abbreviation "FS".
What is For Skin?
FS needles are reverse cutters that are designed to cut and pass through the tough fibrous tissues of the skin.
500
Enzymatic breakdown or hydrolysis
How are sutures broken down by the body/tissues?
*Natural suture-enzymatic
*Synthetic suture-hydrolysis