To prevent most SSI’s we use this/these precaution(s)______.

Natural absorbable sutures break down by an enzymatic tissue reaction in which the body’s enzymes break down and cause absorption.

A nonsterile team memeber should not walk in between two sterile areas.

When cutting suture turn the scissors to a _____ angle to the knot.

Extending your nonsterile hands over a sterile field to open a package, could lead to contamination of that area by skin fallout.

The benefits while using a harmonic scalpel is/are __.

The ____ is a device used to occlude vessels and other tubular structures.

The surgeon wants to know the estimated blood loss of a patient.  The surgical technologist has 200ml of irrigation left in their pitcher. The surgical technologist started out with 500ml of irrigaiton.  The suction cannister shows a total of 450ml of irrigation and blood.  What is the estimated blood loss for the patient?

A surgical technologist checks the chemical indicator while opening a package and if the indicator has not changed to the correct color completely, they should consider the item unsterile.

A/An ____ is a continuous suture used to approximate the open ends of a lumen. It is traditionally used during an appendectomy to close the base of the appendix after the distal portion is removed.