VPAT 3100H Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Forceps, Bone Tumor, Greater Omentum
12 Apr 2018
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Basic suture: needles, suture type, monofilament- one strand, multifilament- braided. Basic suture patterns: appositional- brings the edged together, simple interrupted, simple continuous. Clamping forceps- crushing: kelly"s, crile, mosquito, carmalt- mainly used in spays, way to remember- a good girl and doesn"t go all the way, way to remember- a bad girl and goes all the way. Clamping forceps: allis tissue forceps- most commonly used to clamp drapes to skin, babcock, most commonly used when doing a gastropexy* Clamping forceps- atraumatic: doyen, used to clamp the gi tract; ex- gut resection and anastomosis, satinsky, used to clamp vessels. Used a lot to hold back muscles: army-navy, senn, come in blunt and sharp edges. Two main scissors used for dissection: metzenbaum, for delicate tissues, fat, thin muscle, etc, mayo, for thicker tissues, fascia covering a muscle, used to cut open abdomen, remove skin. Needle holder: meyo hegar, needle holder only, olsen hegar, needle older and scissors.
