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Schwartz's Principles of Surgery is a seminal textbook of surgery originally written by Seymour Schwartz, MD.The first edition was published in 1969 by the McGraw-Hill. ...
They vary based on their mechanism of action, composition, ease of application, adherence to tissue, immunogenicity and cost. These agents permit rapid hemostasis, better visualization of the surgical area, shorter operative times, decreased requirement for transfusions, decreased wound healing time and overall improvement in patient recovery time.
During surgical procedures, the types of hemostasis listed below can be used to control bleeding while avoiding and reducing the risk of tissue destruction. Hemostasis can be achieved by chemical agent as well as mechanical or physical agents. Which hemostasis type used is determined based on the situation. [8]
Book of Optics (c. 1000) - Exerted great influence on Western science. [16] It was translated into Latin and it was used until the early 17th century. [ 17 ] The German physician Hermann von Helmholtz reproduced several theories of visual perception that were found in the first Book of Optics , which he cited and copied from.
An anticoagulant, commonly known as a blood thinner, is a chemical substance that prevents or reduces the coagulation of blood, prolonging the clotting time. [1] Some occur naturally in blood-eating animals, such as leeches and mosquitoes, which help keep the bite area unclotted long enough for the animal to obtain blood.
Hemostats. A hemostat (also called a hemostatic clamp; arterial forceps; and pean, after Jules-Émile Péan) is a tool used to control bleeding during surgery. [1] Similar in design to both pliers and scissors, it is used to clamp exposed blood vessels shut.
The Kitāb al-Taṣrīf (Arabic: كتاب التصريف لمن عجز عن التأليف, lit. 'The Arrangement of Medical Knowledge for One Who is Not Able to Compile a Book for Himself'), [1] known in English as The Method of Medicine, is a 30-volume Arabic encyclopedia on medicine and surgery, written near the year 1000 by Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi (Abulcasis).
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