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2. Surgical suture - Wikipedia

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   A surgical suture, also known as a stitch or stitches, is a medical device used to hold body tissues together and approximate wound edges after an injury or surgery. Application generally involves using a needle with an attached length of thread. There are numerous types of suture which differ by needle shape and size as well as thread material ...

3. Wound closure strip - Wikipedia

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   Wound closure strips applied to a cut on the top of the foot. Wound closure strips are porous surgical tape strips which can be used to close small wounds. They are applied across the laceration in a manner which pulls the skin on either side of the wound together. Wound closure strips may be used instead of sutures (stitches) in some injuries ...

4. Surgical staple - Wikipedia

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   Projectional radiograph of surgical staples. Surgical staples are specialized staples used in surgery in place of sutures to close skin wounds or connect or remove parts of the bowels or lungs. The use of staples over sutures reduces the local inflammatory response, width of the wound, and time it takes to close. [1]

5. Instruments used in general surgery - Wikipedia

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   This page is dedicated specifically to listing surgical instruments used in general surgery. Instruments can be classified in many ways - but broadly speaking, there are five kinds of instruments. Cutting and dissecting instruments: Scalpels, scissors, and saws are the most traditional. Elevators can be both cutting and lifting/retracting.

6. Catgut suture - Wikipedia

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   Catgut Chrome (B Braun) suture is a variant treated with chromic acid salts. This treatment produces roughly twice the stitch-holding time of plain catgut, but greater tissue inflammation occurs. Full tensile strength is extended to 18–21 days. It is brown rather than straw-colored, and has improved smoothness due to the dry presentation of ...

7. Mayo scissors - Wikipedia

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   As straight-bladed Mayo scissors are also used for cutting sutures, they are also referred to as "suture scissors". Curved-bladed Mayo scissors allow deeper penetration into the wound than the type with straight blades. The curved style of Mayo scissor is used to cut thick tissues such as those found in the uterus, muscles, breast, and foot.

8. Central venous catheter - Wikipedia

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   D002405. [edit on Wikidata] A central venous catheter (CVC), also known as a central line (c-line), central venous line, or central venous access catheter, is a catheter placed into a large vein. It is a form of venous access. Placement of larger catheters in more centrally located veins is often needed in critically ill patients, or in those ...

9. Suture materials comparison chart - Wikipedia

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   The following table compares some of the most common adsorbable sutures. Plain catgut. Chromic catgut. Polyglycolide. (P.G.A.) Polydioxanone (PDS) Description. Adsorbable biological suture material. Plain is an adsorbable suture made by twisting together strands of purified collagen taken from bovine intestines.