0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What are suture lines?
A suture is the name given to the stitches used to close a wound or during an operation. The suture lines are the line of sutures used that remain visible even after the sutures have been removed.
What does suture mean?
Suture is basically a stitch when you have a deep cut. So if you get stitches to close a wound they may tell you how many sutures they used to close the gash. Suture+stitch were as sutures mean stitches, there are no other meanings to this word. Ken...
What is subcuticular prolene?
Prolene is the name of the suture used and sub cuticular is the the suturing techique used for a neat scar to close the surgical wound. It involves suturing under the skin so that no suture marks are left
What is 2-0 prolene suture used for?
2-0 prolene suture used for = 2
What does this phrase mean used a number zero catgut suture?
used a number zero catgut suture
What is Littauer suture scissors used for?
The use of suture scissors is for removing sutures from the body. One of the blades has a notch area in order to slide underneath a suture to snip and remove.
Is a 4-0 suture finer than a 2-0 suture?
Yes. "4-0" is another way of writing out "0000", and 2-0 is another way of writing out "00". The more zeroes, the finer the suture. US suture sizes generally range from 11-0 ("eleven-ought", which is incredibly fine suture used for eye surgery) to 5 (heavy suture used for orthopedic procedures).
What is the medical term meaning suture of an artery?
Arteriorrhaphy is the medical term for suture of an artery. This is when a surgeon will close up an artery. If an artery was severed, they would reattach both sides of the blood vessel walls, like stitching up a deep cut. A related term, angiorrhaphy, means suture of any vessel.
What type of suture would be used to invert the appendix stump?
Which type of suture would be used to invert the stump of an appendix? Choose one of the following answers
What product can be used for a fascia board?
Wood, or UPVC.
What is the medical term for a bladder suture?
Cystoplasty is surgical repair of the bladder.
What sutures are use in a vaginal hysterectomy?
the uterus is closed in two layers using a large (such as 2-0 or 0) absorbable suture, something like a chromic gut, the fascia is closed using a heavy suture such as a 3-0 ethibond (nonabsorbable), plain gut can be used if any for subcutaneous closure, and an absorbable suture can be used on the subcuticular a smaller guage such as 4-0 vicryl, finally the skin can be closed with either staples (most common), tape (uncommon), or sutured with nylon suture (most eventually be removed).
