Hernia is an opening in the muscular structure of the wall of the abdomen. The weakness in the wall causes damage to the abdominal wall leading to protrusion through the thin membrane. The bulging contents usually remain in the naturally formed cavity. The contents of protrusion are mainly portions of intestines or abdominal fatty tissue. Even though theory mentions that hernia can occur anywhere but, the common region of occurrence is the abdominal area. Read the rest of this entry »

Today, more and more people are aware that an operating room could not solely operate without the necessary materials. Consequently, one of the most important materials needed in the operating room are the sutures. Generally, sutures are surgical guts, or silk, cotton or metal thread, 18 or more inches long, threaded on a needle. It is used mainly for sewing or suturing together the edges and the surfaces of tissue, for checking the flow of blood, fastening drainage tubes in position, etc. Sutures are either interrupted, each stitch tied separately; or continuous, the thread running in a series of stitches, only the first and last of which are tied. Read the rest of this entry »