Preoperative and Postoperative Care — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: _____score is used to assess the risk of operative mortality in a patient undergoing thoracic surgery.

Answer: Thoraco

Flashcard 12: _____ is used for disinfecting surgical site prior to surgery

Answer: Iodophor

Flashcard 13: Uveitis is seen as a _____ complication of cataract surgery

Answer: early

Flashcard 14: Pressure _____ by use of pressure-reducing devices and surfaces such as air-fluidized beds and proper patient positioning, can be used to prevent bedsores

Answer: redistribution

Flashcard 15: What is the most common nerve injured in lithotomy position?_____

Answer: Common peroneal nerve

Flashcard 16: Redressing with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) **over a skin graft** is typically done after _____ days.

Answer: 4-7

Extra: While standard NPWT (VAC) dressings are typically changed every 48–72 hours (2–3 days), they are often left for 4–7 days when used over skin grafts to allow for graft take and prevent displacement.

Flashcard 17: _____ haemorrhage - occurs within a period of 24 hours after tonsillar surgery

Answer: Reactionary

Flashcard 18: Antibiotics should be given within _____ mins before the incision to prevent surgical site infections

Answer: 60

Flashcard 19: In a _____ position, the patient's head is elevated 15 - 30 degrees higher than the feet.

Answer: Reverse Trendelenburg

Flashcard 20: High output enterocutaneous fistulas (>_____ mL/24 hr) prevent spontaneous fistula closure

Answer: 500