Here's a summary guys! Multifilament (braided sutures): NA silk suture (chest tube stitches), NA ethibond/polyester (hernia repairs), A vicryl (most commonly used), NA fiberwire (tendon or ligament repair) Monofilament: NA prolene (vascular repairs), NA nylon/ethilone (skin interrupted closure), A chromic (cirrcumscicions), A PDS (peritoneum closure-big bites), A monocryl (most common-running skin stitch) A- absorbable; NA- Not absorbable

@ParodyDestroyer

2 жыл бұрын

What does "NA" stand for?

@minnabinna123

2 жыл бұрын

@@ParodyDestroyer NON Absorbable

@hawra6186

Жыл бұрын

👏👏👏 Thank U

@juanmarco9023

Жыл бұрын

Thank you🙂

@mausmovement

Жыл бұрын

Ty 😇

Nice introduction. I'm a retired scrub tech with 45 years in the OR, so there's a whole lot I can bore you with about ancient stuff, like needle books of free needles, skin closure with multiple interrupted silk suture on Keith free needles, stainless wire for fascia closure and contaminated skin incisions, and a whole lot more. There's a braided nylon, Nurolon if I remember correctly. I loved Monocryl for skin closure, because it is a very limp monofilament, unlike nylon and Prolene. Vicryl is indeed a very common suture (dyed or undyed), but a very few patients (myself included) experience an allergy to it.

@QuellArion

Жыл бұрын

Hi! I am looking to possibly John this field. Is this a good job to retire from? Did you make a lot of money doing so? And did you enjoy it overall? Cons and pros would also be helpful Tysm !!❤

@666toysoldier

Жыл бұрын

@@QuellArion I earned enough to get a decent social security check, but it isn't a really high-paying field. My training (in 1977) was 9 months, and $500. Today I think most programs are 2 years, and a lot more expensive. Most hospitals now demand that you maintain certification, which means membership fees for AST and paying for continuing credits. I dropped membership and worked in hospitals that didn't require certification, and probably saved over $10,000 over the course of my career. I most enjoyed first assisting, but was cut out of that for the last 10 years because I hadn't paid out more money for more schooling to get the proper letters after my name. Generally, all scrub techs have to take call---the smaller the work force, the more call you have to cover. That really cuts into time spent with family. It is physically stressful, handling heavy instrument sets and standing for hours. Surgeons ran the gamut from very talented to incompetent, great to work with to entitled assholes. O.R. directors also vary. The worst was an AORN bitch in high heels, who nearly destroyed a good crew in a year by pushing for an all-RN O.R.. It can be rewarding, and beats flipping burgers or waiting tables.

@QuellArion

Жыл бұрын

@@666toysoldier It’s either surgical tech to first assistant or sonography doing ultrasounds. Nursing sounds very stressful but they’re better paid and flexible hours. Being in your 20’s and deciding is hard lol ! Thank u a BUNCH !

@Mr196710

10 ай бұрын

@@666toysoldier When I retired from the Navy as a Corpsman I was shocked to see RNs scrubbing in civilian hospitals. It seemed like a waste of money to have them scrub and not do RN tasking. Oh well. 45 years is a shit ton of experience my good man!

@Ashley-og9ti

2 ай бұрын

@@QuellArion HEY what did you decide to pursue? I'm currently in school to become a CST ..everyone assumes nursing is like the only position in the health field lol besides MD. I actually was deciding between surg tech, sonography, or x-ray tech ..these are all rewarding and challenging programs!

Just want to mention that these videos are gold for nervous med students who spent 2 years studying books and are suddenly thrust into real world rotations having done maybe a day of skills lab stuff... You have kept me from looking like a dumb dumb on many occasions.

I'm starting my Surgical Tech Program soon, and having these videos available to me and understanding the ins and outs of what ill be learning is great! I'll be on top of my game on day one, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! Keep them coming!!!!

Nice overview on sutures. Explaining how they are sized by number would be a great addition to this tutorial!

@VernessaBloom

Жыл бұрын

yes i'd love to understand this

Tomorrow is my interview for OR nurse position.. it’s been 6 years since i had 5months training in theater.. time to purse that side of nursing career.. so happy found your channel

I have been a nurse for 38 years in ER and OB. We are going to be doing our own circulating for C-Sections and your information has been wonderful. I hope I never have to scrub because I will pass out if I stand in one place too long. Anyway, from my ER experience the blue prolene suture is used for skin closure in hairy areas so it can be identified easily when removing it (unless the patient has blue hair which is not that uncommon anymore). Thank you for the awesome videos!

As a new circulator this is so helpful. I like to know how to anticipate the needs of the day from case to case. Knowing these details is so great. Thank you!!!

Next should be a video on handling, loading and cutting sutures/ties. Love these videos!

I learned pretty quick when I gave a tappered needle to close, lol the surgeon kept bending the needle and I got my ass chewed, I blame not knowing sutures in my program for that. This is very helpful thank you.

Thank you so much for your videos. I have been having a hard time with sutures. This has narrowed down a lot. Appreciate this so much

@SurgicalTechTips

7 жыл бұрын

+Mini A thank you, should be doing some more soon ^^

I am a pharmacist and a medical interpreter. THis helping me so much to go out of my filed and learn more about surgical techniques. Thank you so much!!!

Thank you for this! I’m currently a surgical tech student learning about suture

Thanks! I'm in training to be a Circulating Nurse and this will help a lot.

been looking for this explanations fir a long time.. thank you so much.

Thank you. I’m a Nurse and totally unfamiliar with all this. But your videos are helping with context and building a foundation!

Thank You so much for making these videos it really helps me to understand what I'm reading in the books

Thank you for making these videos. A lot of this stuff actually overlaps with my veterinary technology studies. 😁

Hey man thanks so much for an better understanding, I am gladly appreciable for your time taking out to teach other Individuals

I'd love to see a longer version! You could always break it up! I'm addicted to these videos. I'm on the track to becoming a CST and I'm in love with the career. Thanks for all the great info!

@SurgicalTechTips

6 жыл бұрын

+Samantha Ames I did make a few videos on suture, crazy sutures, and needles

@unfabuloussam

6 жыл бұрын

Surgical Tech Tips I saw that not long after I posted this comment haha. Thanks again!!

I’m about to begin a scrub nurse training program. I’ve circulated for 9 years, but there is still so much that I don’t know in the scrub area. These videos are great. I’m not as nervous.

Thank you, so much better than any book!

Thank you so much for posting this video! I'm a Medical Assisting instructor, and this video provides excellent information about sutures. Thanks again!

going into M1 this august, your videos have been great in helping me prepare for med school! thank you so much for your hard work!

@SurgicalTechTips

7 жыл бұрын

+youtube account Thanks so much :)

Man you helped me a lot. Thank you

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Thank you!

Thank you for the introduction in sutures, a lot of good information.

we're getting into sutures this quarter & I heard in our program this part is very overwhelming. thank you for this!

@dpaper7962

4 жыл бұрын

Scrubs Only I'm waiting for an update video on your program!

Hi I’m currently in a surgical tech program and we’re just about to get ready to test on sutures it’s so many to know but this helped me out a little bit thanks !!! 😊

Very clear speech.

Excellent , cleared all my doubts. Thank you

Thanks man💪🏻 appreciate the vids

thanks for your video. it was of great help to me during my practice class on suture and for my assignment. you are awesome. i just love your personality.... all of you

Thank you 🙏🏽 having my first OSCE exams tomorrow and this will really go a long way.

thank you your way is not complicated

Thank you 👍

Great video, from a veterinary perspective, Vircyl, Chromic Gut, PDS, &Monocryl are the absolute most used, but a lot depends on the doc, old school and new school have very different ideas on what's best for what! But this was awesome.

Thank you sir for upgrading my knowledge

This helps a ton

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Thank you for this! Very informative.

So helpful thank you!!!

12 minutes of great info! keep up your great video!

thank you for all the videos brother they have helped a lot and still helping a lot. im doing my hours now and sutures are so hard to understand cause there's so many of them.

Thank you very much !

Excellent concise suture information for Periop 101 RNs in training as scrub nurse! Thank you! Mary Ramirez

Great. Thank you very much for sharing! Wish you all the best!

Informative video,need more videos like this...

Thank you sir. I learned so much from you. Godbless

@jameswan3820

4 жыл бұрын

we are surgical suture manufacturer in CHINA

Sir, this had been useful. thanks.

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I love your videos. You help me immensely. Thank you so much

studying for my cst thanks for your help

Thank you

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Thank you sir. Your explanations have been very helpful. Greeting from Poland.

simplistic and helpful. thank you

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This is very good. I lean alot in this regard.

@matthoy5560

3 жыл бұрын

Go

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Thank you so much for this nice overview, it was really beneficial

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thank you for this video!

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Thanks alot Doctor

Yes please provide us more information about sutures

Very informative videos Thank you a lot🙂

So helpful, thank you so much

I just found your channel and I absolutely love it!! I’m currently a surgical tech student in Texas and I’ve been using your videos to study as well as learn more! I appreciate your explanations of things!! I wish you did more videos!! Maybe one on the difference between being a CST and a FA?!?!?!

@maloriewhitworth8102

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Danielle I’m starting clinicals as a student CST in one weeks time. Do the surgeons all scream at you like they’re saying???

This was great, easy to retain!

Sorry, I should add, you're bloody awesome. Keep up the good work.

Thanks a lot for lot ☺️

Very informative I didn't know even being a doctor

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Love youu🥺🌹🌹 Thanks for information

Great one Sir

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Thank you Sir !( from Myanmar)

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Nice knowledge God bless you Sir

Thanks, keep it up!!!

Today was the third day into my program, learned the first 11 instruments yesterday. So far it's super fun. Will you do videos on the instruments?

@SurgicalTechTips

7 жыл бұрын

+K Tray instrument videos would be a ton of information. Definitely a thought, would just have to break them up into a lot of videos. Thanks for the feedback.

@karno5128

7 жыл бұрын

Surgical Tech Tips maybe introduce a few instruments at the beginning or end of every video

@FunSizeFishingMT

7 жыл бұрын

Another idea (i know you're very busy) is to do like "An Instrument of the Week" type of video. I really enjoy the videos, but thought Id hop in this conversation about instrumentation!

Best video everr thank you so much

Thank you it has been very informative

Thanks, this is really help

Very nicely brief explanation and intriguing mini presentation

As soon as you said sutures I was like 😩 lol I remember in school we had to remember so many of them. There’s SO much to learn as a new tech. SO MUCH.