Trauma Surgery Articles & Analysis
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During episodes of internal bleeding (both trauma and planned surgery), Hemafuse allows blood to be pulled through a filter to remove clots and particulates, it gets transferred to a blood bag and then re-transfused into the patient within five to eight minutes. ...
Around 400,000 knee and 200,000 hip surgeries are performed in Germany every year, including rinsing and testing the surgical area to remove organic residues. ...
With the medical product Bluelavage, for example, the Lüdenscheid-based company has developed a sustainable, sterile single-use rinsing system that is needed day in and day out in orthopedics and trauma surgery. Bluelavage is made entirely of plastic No metal parts are used with Bluelavage , the system is made entirely of plastic and can therefore be ...
All rights reserved.) KEY WORDS: Vascular trauma; vascular conduit; trauma surgery. Vascular injury is a significant contributor to loss of life and limb in the civilian and military setting.1 The incidence of vascular trauma in combat has increased from a rate of 2% to 3% during the Vietnam War to more than 15% in the wars in ...
Most superficial wounds (ones involving the epidermis and sometimes the partial dermis) heal quickly, often without scarring, and typically covered with readily available wound dressings. However, when trauma occurs and large portions of the epidermis and dermis are destroyed, it may be necessary to put a structure in place to aid the body in generating new tissue. NovoSorb® BTM is a fully ...
Against the odds, I survived the ordeal and spent two and a half months rehabilitating at the hospital. With my one-year surgery anniversary around the corner, I recently met with the trauma surgeon who saved my life and shared my gratitude. ...
Medication suture dates several centuries ago, but it has improved with time. Surgical knots have played an essential role in medication and are some of the practices taught since the 15th and 16th centuries. It was an art form during the early days, and the practice was trained under a secrecy pledge. Modern medicine education teaches the proper application of knots from a scientific view, and ...
A suture is one of the most commonly used devices by doctors during surgery. Also referred to as stitches, sutures are sterile surgical threads used to repair cuts or wounds to your skin and other tissues. They can be used to close incisions from surgery or wounds from trauma. However, it’s important to note that not all wounds are closed ...
Introduction: One of the primary intraoperative challenges during burn surgery is to adequately excise the burn while avoiding massive hemorrhage. ...