A Resource for Surgical Staff
Split Thickness Skin Graft using the Dermatome & Mesher Split thickness skin graft is a graft where only part of the skin; the Epidermis & part of the dermis will be taken from the donor site, leaving the donor site with rest of the dermis left intact. The amount Continue Reading
The Argon Gas Coagulator (Argon Beam) is used for coagulation of heavily bleeding tissue (liver, spleen, etc.), as well as the GI tract (because of minimal thermal spread). It is commonly used in laparoscopic & endoscopic procedures. The benefits of using the Argon Beam over a regular cautery is: No Continue Reading
Mediastinoscopy Mediastinoscopies are generally done to obtain Lymph Node Biopsies for the purpose of staging lung cancer. During a Standard Mediastinoscopy biopsies come from the following Lymph Node Stations: • 2R (Right Upper Paratracheal Nodes) • 2L (Left Upper Paratracheal Nodes) • 4R (Right Lower Paratracheal Nodes) • 4L (Left Continue Reading
From Left to Right (names may be different at each facility) – Plastic Snap (Mosquito) – Snap (Hemostat, Bain, Crile) – Kelly – Tonsil (Tonsil Snap, T-Kelly, Schnidt) – Mixter (Right Angle) All of these instruments serve the same purpose… Knowing which one to use depends on size of incision, Continue Reading
Rectal Procedure Set-up. Top Probe & Groove used in fistula cases. The probe is inserted into the fistula tract to see the direction & depth of the tract before either excision or placement of Seton stitch (a procedure where a vessel loop or something of that nature Continue Reading
The Versajet Hydrosurgery System is used for wound debridement such as: Diabetic ulcers Pressure Sores Infected wounds Burns The Versajet uses saline under extremely high pressure (water jet) that precisely excises the tissue. Because the saline pressure is so strong a vacuum effect occurs, so the tissue that is excised is also Continue Reading
