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    Basic Surgical Skills: Anastomosis

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    This document provides information on basic surgical skills related to incisions, wound closure techniques, sutures, and knots. It discusses the different types of scalpel blades and incisions made for various body sites. Key aspects of wound closure include closing the edges with minimal tension and eversion. The document outlines various needle shapes and sizes used for suturing, including curved and straight needles. Suture materials can be absorbable or non-absorbable, braided or non-braided, and made from natural or synthetic fibers like silk, polyester, or polypropylene. Sutures are placed using forceps and can be continuous or interrupted, including simple or mattress stitches. Proper wound closure requires

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    This document provides information on basic surgical skills related to incisions, wound closure techniques, sutures, and knots. It discusses the different types of scalpel blades and incisions made for various body sites. Key aspects of wound closure include closing the edges with minimal tension and eversion. The document outlines various needle shapes and sizes used for suturing, including curved and straight needles. Suture materials can be absorbable or non-absorbable, braided or non-braided, and made from natural or synthetic fibers like silk, polyester, or polypropylene. Sutures are placed using forceps and can be continuous or interrupted, including simple or mattress stitches. Proper wound closure requires

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    This document provides information on basic surgical skills related to incisions, wound closure techniques, sutures, and knots. It discusses the different types of scalpel blades and incisions made for various body sites. Key aspects of wound closure include closing the edges with minimal tension and eversion. The document outlines various needle shapes and sizes used for suturing, including curved and straight needles. Suture materials can be absorbable or non-absorbable, braided or non-braided, and made from natural or synthetic fibers like silk, polyester, or polypropylene. Sutures are placed using forceps and can be continuous or interrupted, including simple or mattress stitches. Proper wound closure requires

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    Basic Surgical Skills: Anastomosis

    Uploaded by

    Dr Shahzad Alam Shah
    This document provides information on basic surgical skills related to incisions, wound closure techniques, sutures, and knots. It discusses the different types of scalpel blades and incisions made for various body sites. Key aspects of wound closure include closing the edges with minimal tension and eversion. The document outlines various needle shapes and sizes used for suturing, including curved and straight needles. Suture materials can be absorbable or non-absorbable, braided or non-braided, and made from natural or synthetic fibers like silk, polyester, or polypropylene. Sutures are placed using forceps and can be continuous or interrupted, including simple or mattress stitches. Proper wound closure requires

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    Dr.

    Shahzad Alam Shah


    Assistant Prof. Laparoscopic Surgery
    Basic Surgical Skills

    Anastomosis
    Basic Surgical Skills
    Incisions and use of appropriate
    instruments
    Materials and methods used for
    surgical wound closure
    Technique of skin closure
    Sutures, knots and needles
    INCISION OF SKIN
    Made by scalpels with disposable
    blades attached
    Blades
    Different sizes and shapes

    Incision
    Knife should be pressed down firmly
    at right angle
    Different sites have different incisions

    Closure of wound
    Closed with minimum of tension
    Edges should be everted
    Knots
    To one side
    Secure enough

    Needles and Sutures
    Needles
    Various shape and sizes
    Curved
    Straight
    Commonly half circle and 3/8 circle
    Traumatic and atruamatic
    With and eye at the end or attached to
    the suture at swage


    Needles
    taper (needle body is round and tapers
    smoothly to a point)
    cutting (needle body is triangular and
    has a sharpened cutting edge on the
    inside)
    reverse cutting (cutting edge on the
    outside)
    trocar point or tapercut (needle body is
    round and tapered, but ends in a small
    triangular cutting point)
    blunt points for sewing friable tissues
    side cutting

    NEEDLES
    SUTURE
    Surgical suture is a medical device
    used to hold body tissues together
    after an injury or surgery. It generally
    consists of a needle with an attached
    length of thread. A number of different
    shapes, sizes, and thread materials
    have been developed
    Types of sutures
    Absorbable or non absorbable
    Inert or non inert
    Braided or non braided
    Natural or synthetic
    Silk
    Polyester
    Polypropylene
    Catgut

    Placement of suture
    Start with placement of needle over
    needle holder
    Use of Forcep
    Placement
    SUTURE
    CONTINOUS
    INTERRUPTED
    Simple
    Mattress
    Secure Wound Closure
    Correct suture material
    Appropriate bites of tissues and
    sutures spacing
    Secure Knots
    Knot Tying
    Types of Knots
    Square Knot
    Surgeon`s Knot
    Reef Knot
    Other Methods of Closures

    Serosa Is Closed
    Patency is Checked

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