The thread are sutures used to close the skin over a wound. These will be removed after a period of time when it has healed or will dissolve itself.
A suture... is a surgical stitch to close a wound. Sutures are made of nylon thread.
The suffix "-rhaphy" means surgical suturing to close a wound.
verb - wound as in "I wound the thread around the spool." noun - wound as in "His wound needs dressing."
A surgical wound that becomes infected and must be reopened.
J. Englebert Dunphy has written: 'Current surgical diagnosis & treatment 1979' -- subject(s): Surgery, Surgical Diagnosis 'Wound healing' -- subject(s): Surgical Wound Infection, Wound healing
Dehiscence
Cone thread is thread typically used on an overlock "serger" machine. It is thread wound on a cardboard or plastic cone, and is much bigger than a standard thread spool.
It's where the clips or sutures holding the wound together after the operation fail.
Describe different types of surgical drains and nursing interventions in maintaining them.
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