Dermatologic Surgery Flashcards
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Postoperative wound infection is most commonly caused by which organism?
Answer: Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of surgical site infections in skin surgery.
Which anatomic location has the highest surgical site infection risk in dermatologic surgery?
Answer: Below the knee and groin
Wounds below the knee and in the groin have higher infection rates warranting consideration of prophylaxis.
A patient on warfarin needs a Mohs excision. Current guidelines recommend?
Answer: Continue anticoagulation and manage bleeding intraoperatively
Medically necessary anticoagulants should generally be continued to avoid thromboembolic events.
Delayed bleeding after cutaneous surgery most often occurs within what timeframe?
Answer: Within the first 24-48 hours
Most postoperative hematomas and delayed bleeding present within the first 24-48 hours.
A firm, expanding, painful swelling under a flap on postop day 1 most likely represents?
Answer: Hematoma
An expanding, painful, firm collection shortly after surgery indicates a hematoma requiring evacuation.
Flap or graft necrosis is most directly related to which factor?
Answer: Compromised vascular supply
Inadequate blood supply, often from excessive tension, is the principal cause of tissue necrosis.
Which suffers highest risk of motor nerve injury during temple surgery?
Answer: Temporal branch of the facial nerve
The temporal branch of the facial nerve is superficial at the temple and vulnerable to injury.