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what 4 parameters does suture material have?

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  1. type
  2. size
  3. length
  4. needle
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what is on a suture package?

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  • Type, size, length, color
  • Expiration date, lot number, reorder number
  • Needle: curve, point, length
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what guides your decisions in choosing what suture to pick?

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Healing properties of a particular tissue
Wound healing potential of the patient Characteristics of chosen suture material

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what is the goal with suture material?

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suture to retain strength until the wound sufficiently heals

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what are the 3 suture characteristics?

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  1. synthetic vs natural
  2. monofilament vs multifilament
  3. absorbable vs nonabsorbable
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monofilament vs multifilament

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mono: single strand, smooth passage thru tissue- less traumatic
multi: braid of a number of strands together- stronger

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what loses tensile strength faster, nonabsorbable or absorbable suture?

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absorbable- loses retention by 15 days vs nonabsorbable loses it after 45 days

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what type of organ has the quickest return of tissue strength?

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bladder&raquo_space;> stomach&raquo_space; colon&raquo_space; skin > fascia

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what is the ideal suture material?

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  • predictable and uniform loss of strength
  • minimal tissue reaction
  • excellent handling and knot security
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what are the 2 big suture companies?

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  1. medtronic: used at VTH
  2. ethicon: not used at VTH
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what are the 2 types of natural suture?

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  1. surgical gut
  2. silk
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surgical gut (basics)

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natural, multifilament, absorbable

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silk (basics)

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natural, multifilament, nonabsorbable

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surgical gut (details)

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  • submucosa of sheep SI or serosa of bovine intestine
  • 90% collagen, broken down by phagocytosis
  • marked inflammatory rxn !!
  • unpredictable loss of strength
  • unpredictable rate of absorption
  • poor knot security when wet
  • tissue drag, poor handling
  • inexpensive
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silk (details)

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  • excellent handling characteristics
  • doesn’t retain tensile strength after 6 months
  • avoid in contaminated sites bc of braidedness and capillarity!
  • essentially nonabsorbable (>2 years)
    large vessel ligation, secure ligature
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surgical steel

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  • metal, monofilament, nonabsorbable
  • 316L stainless
  • minimal tissue reaction to material: why it’s still sometimes used
  • inflammatory reaction to knot ends
  • stable in contaminated or infected wounds
  • excellent knot security
    used for closing sternotomies
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synthetic absorbable monofilament (details)

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  • minimal tissue reaction
  • consistent times for tensile strength loss and absorption
  • broken down by hydrolysis
  • increased stiffness, relatively poor handling
  • good knot security
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how is synthetic absorbable monofilament broken down?

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hydrolysis

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how is surgical gut broken down?

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phagocytosis - causes severe inflammatory reaction which is a downside

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T/F: loss of tensile strength does NOT equal rate of absorption

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true. they are not equal!

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what has shorter tensile strength loss rates, maxon/PDS or monocryl/biosyn?

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monocryl biosyn: lost at 21 days
maxon/PDS: lost at 55 days

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maxon

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polyglyconate

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polyglyconate

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maxon

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PDS

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polydioxanone

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polydioxanone
PDS
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biosyn
Glycomer 631
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glycomer 631
biosyn
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poliglecaprone 25
monocryl
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monocryl
poliglecaprone 25
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maxon, PDS, biosynn and monocryl are all brand names for what class of sutures
synthetic absorbable monofilament
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Maxon details
tensile strength loss: 30% at 14 days, 45% at 21 days. complete absorption: 180 days
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PDS details
tensile strength loss: 14-20% at 14 days, 31-40% at 42 days complete absorption: 180 days
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T/F: maxon and PDS are both completely absorbed at 180 days
true
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when do maxon and PDS have significant loss of tensile strength?
4-5 weeks
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when do maxon and PDS have complete absorption?
six months
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monocryl/biosyn details
- rapid absorption - less stiffness, less memory, better handling - high initial tensile strength - complete absorption 90-119 days - lose 50% of tensile strength at 7 days, 100% loss of tensile strength at 21 days
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when do monocryl and biosyn have significant loss of tensile strength?
2-3 weeks
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when do monocryl and biosyn have complete absorption?
3 months
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vicryl
polyglactin 910
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polyglactin 910
vicryl
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polysorb
glycolide/lactide copolymer
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glycolide/lactide copolymer
polysorb
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are vicryl and polysorb absorbable or nonabsorbable?
absorbable
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are vicryl and polysorb mono or multi filament?
multifilament
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synthetic absorbable multifilament (details)
- minimal tissue reaction - consistent times for tensile strength loss - broken down by. hydrolysis - rate of degradation may increase in presence of infection *** - faster absorption than monofilaments - high capillarity - relative excellent handling *** - good knot security
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are maxon and PDS mono or multifilament?
monofilament
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what are versions of vicryl?
coated, plus (antibacterial)
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vicryl details
- polyglactin 910 - tensile strength loss: 50% at 21 days - complete absorption: 60 days
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when is vicryl completely absorbed?
60 days
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vicryl rapide details
- tensile strength loss: 50% at 5 days, 100% at 10 days complete absorption: 42 days
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when is vicryl rapide completely absorbed?
42 days
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what is the difference between vicryl and vicryl rapide?
vicryl rapide you would use in tissue that rapidly heals- loses 100% of tensile loss at 10 days whereas vicryl loses 50% at 21 days vicryl rapide is completely absorbed at 42 days vs vicryl is completely absorbed at 60 days
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velosorb details
- glycolide/lactide copolymer - 7-10 days of wound support - absorption between 40-50 days rapid absorption and loss of strength
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polysorb details
- high initial tensile strength, excellent wound support for 3 weeks - tensile strength loss: 20% at 14 days, 70% at 21 days - complete absorption: 56 days
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what types of antibiotic suture exist?
- triclosan: most commonly used - PDS, monocryl and vicryl all have a version
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what are benefits of antibiotic-impregnanted suture?
- kills bacteria in vitro - prevents bacterial colonization of suture conflicting clinical data... study didn't find a clinical difference in dogs that had suture and didn't
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synthetic nonabsorbable monofilament
1. polyamide: nylon: dermalon, ethilon, monosof 2. polybutester: novafil 3. propylene: prolene, surgilene, surgipro 4. polytetrafluorethylene: gore-tex
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synthetic nonabsorbable monofilament details
- strong; indefinite tensile strength retention - minimal tissue reaction; inert - may predispose to infection or fistulation of buried in tissue: get biofilm: could create a fistula or draining tract - relatively poor knot security (monofilaments)
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what synthetic nonabsorbable monofilaments are the strongest?
polybutester >> nylon > polypropylene
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synthetic nonabsorbable multifilament
- polymerized caprolactum: vetafil, supramide (Braunamide) - polyester: dacron, ticron, mersilene, ethibond larger sizes, stronger, increased tissue reactivity
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barbed suture
V-LOC, STRATOFIX, Quill
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barbed suture details
- knotless suture - loop and barb combination: welded loop, unidirectional barbs, circumferential distribution - minimally invasive surgery: intracorporeal suture: ex in class was a gastropexy
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how do you choose suture size?
- smallest size that will do the job! tissue type and size of patient excessively large suture: more foreign material, increased tissue reaction, alters tissue structure
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how is suture size measured?
USP: United States Pharmcopeia Metric BSP
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how does USP suture sizing work?
single digits increasing in size: larger 5: tow a car 2: horse abdominal surgery 0: average size 2-0 3-0: subcutaneous 4-0: subcutaneous 5-0: vein/artery repair 9-0: ophthalmic
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what is the smallest suture size?
12-0
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what is the largest suture size?
9
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T/F: 1-0 suture size is used subcutaneously
false, there is no 1-0 1-0 = 0
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1-0 =
0
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small animal suture size based on tissue types
Skin: 4-0 to 3-0 SQ tissue: 4-0 to 3-0 Fascia: 4-0 to 0 Muscle: 4-0 to 0 Viscera: 5-0 to 3-0
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what are the types of surgical needle attachments?
1. swaged: needle and suture are a continuous unit (needle attached to suture) 2. eyed: suture must be threaded: not as common anymore
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what are the 2 types of surgical needle bodies?
1. curved 2. straight
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what are the 4 types of surgical needles?
1. cutting: cutting edge on concave surface 2. taper: sharp point with round needle, commonly used for viscera. makes a tiny hole 3. reverse-cutting: cutting edge on convex surface 4. taper-cut: combination of taper and reverse-cutting at point
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