Surgical staples need to stay in for a few days or up to 21 days in some cases before they can be removed. For example, after a C-section , staples used to close a low transverse horizontal across the body incision may be removed after three to four days.
But staples used in a vertical incision may not be removable for 7 to 10 days or more. Never try to remove surgical staples yourself at home. Always have a licensed medical professional remove staples. Your doctor will follow special procedures and use specific tools in order to safely remove surgical staples without causing complications. You may feel a tugging or pinching sensation as each staple is removed. Some staples may stay inside your body permanently.
This is often done to keep internal organ tissues connected and resistant to further damage. Surgical staples are used to close surgical incisions or wounds that are too big or complex to close with traditional stitches.
Using staples can decrease the time needed to complete surgery and can be less painful. Staples may be simpler, stronger, and speedier to use to close large, open wounds than traditional stitches, and may be used after major surgery. For example, staples are often used after C-sections because they help the incision heal faster while also reducing scar appearance. Surgical staplers look more like commercial-grade construction staplers with a handle and lever that your doctor pushes down to place the staple.
Surgeons use these specially designed staplers to safely, quickly, and precisely place surgical staples on a wound. The process is much faster than stitching or suturing because the staples are placed instantly. Staples have a number of advantages over stitches for especially large or complex surgeries, injuries, or incisions. In some cases, they may even lower your chances of complications like infection. Talk to your doctor before getting staples.
Disclaimer: Always review and follow your hospital policy regarding this specific skill. Safety considerations: Perform hand hygiene. Check room for additional precautions. Introduce yourself to patient. Confirm patient ID using two patient identifiers e. Explain process to patient and offer analgesia, bathroom, etc.
Listen and attend to patient cues. Additional Information. Confirm physician orders, and explain procedure to patient. Explanation helps prevent anxiety and increases compliance with the procedure. Inform patient the procedure is not painful but the patent may feel some pulling or pinching of the skin during staple removal.
Gather sterile staple extractors, sterile dressing tray, non-sterile gloves, normal saline, Steri-Strips, and sterile outer dressing. Position patient appropriately and create privacy for procedure. Ensure proper body mechanics for yourself and create a comfortable position for the patient.
Perform hand hygiene. This reduces the risk of infection. Prepare the sterile field and add necessary supplies staple extractor. This step allows easy access to required supplies for the procedure. Add sterile items to sterile field. Remove dressing and inspect the wound.
Visually assess the wound for uniform closure of the edges, absence of drainage, redness, and inflammation. Remove dressing and inspect the wound After assessing the wound, determine if the wound is sufficiently healed to have the staples removed.
Clean incision site according to agency policy. This reduces the risk of infection from microorganisms on the wound site or surrounding skin. Clean incision site Cleaning also loosens and removes any dried blood or crusted exudate from the staples and wound bed. Close the handle, then gently move the staple from side to side to remove. When both ends of the staple are visible, move the staple extractor away from the skin and place the staple on a sterile piece of gauze by releasing the handles on the staple extractor.
This avoids pulling the staple out prematurely and avoids putting pressure on the wound. It also prevents scratching the skin with the sharp staple.
Keep the handle closed and move the staple extractor away from the skin. Continue to remove every second staple to the end of the incision line. Background: Staple removal from surgical wounds is painful.
Only a few articles have provided expert opinions using anesthetic cream for such a problem; however, direct application of the anesthetic cream to a wound may cause infection.
A safe alternative can be an anesthetic patch without wound contact. Materials and methods: This was a prospective, double-blind, randomized clinical trial. Sixty patients who underwent primary total knee replacement were assigned to an experimental group or control group.
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