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  2. Postoperative wounds - Wikipedia

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    Those anticipating surgery can reduce their risk of complications by stopping smoking thirty days prior to surgery. The patient's skin can be evaluated for the presence of Staphylococcus aureus prior to surgery since this bacterium causes wound infections in postoperative wounds. Treating any other infections prior to surgery also reduces the ...

  3. Cheesewiring - Wikipedia

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    Cheesewiring can be a complication or part of a negative outcome of a procedure. Examples include tumor growth penetrating the openings in a bowel stent that was placed to open an obstructed bowel, [1] sutures used to hold a transplanted cornea in place, [2] and treatment of tendon rupture, when sutures pull through the tendon.

  4. Catgut suture - Wikipedia

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    ] The suture is sterilized with a sterilizing fluid containing ethylene oxide, isopropyl alcohol and distilled water. [3] Catgut suture is straw-colored, and is available in sizes USP 6-0 (1 metric) to USP 3 (7 metric). Although the name implies the usage of guts of cats, there is no record of feline guts being used for this purpose.

  5. Surgical suture - Wikipedia

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    Ideally, sutures bring together the wound edges, without causing indenting or blanching of the skin, [17] since the blood supply may be impeded and thus increase infection and scarring. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] Ideally, sutured skin rolls slightly outward from the wound (eversion), and the depth and width of the sutured flesh is roughly equal. [ 18 ]

  6. Talk:Surgical suture - Wikipedia

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    Chromic gut suture-make from the goat or cow;s intestine. These sutures are absorb within 7-14 days, it had the fast absortion rate compare to synthetic which will absorb within 42-56 depending on the range of product. As different range of product the absorbtion rate varies.

  7. Meat spoilage - Wikipedia

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    The spoilage of meat occurs, if the meat is untreated, in a matter of hours or days and results in the meat becoming unappetizing, poisonous, or infectious. Spoilage is caused by the practically unavoidable infection and subsequent decomposition of meat by bacteria and fungi, which are borne by the animal itself, by the people handling the meat, and by their implements.

  8. The Dangerous Slow Cooker Mistake Experts Are Warning About - AOL

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    Turning your slow cooker on with the clamps firmly in place can be hazardous: Steam may build up and affect the way your food cooks or, in extreme cases, cause the lid or the crock to crack.

  9. Needlestick injury - Wikipedia

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    The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have endorsed the adoption of blunt-tip suture needles for suturing fascia and muscle. [ 20 ] [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Hollow-bore needles pose a greater risk of injury than solid needles, but hollow-bore needle injuries are highly preventable: 25% of hollow-bore needle ...