Surgery

Question 1

criteria for abdominal aneurysm repair

Answer 1

• more than 5.5cm
• rapidly enlarging (more than 1cm per year)
• symptomatic

Question 2

when should carotid endarterectomy be done?

Answer 2

carotid stenosis > 70%
consider if above 50%

Question 3

what is abdominal wound dehiscence
how is it managed?

Answer 3

viscera protruding from a failed abdominal wound closure after surgery

management
cover with saline impregnated gauze
IV fluids
IV broad spectrum antibiotics
Analgesia
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