how does a doctor control bleeding in an operation in lay mans simple terms?

Question

no sence using latin here . just plain english please

Answer 1

There are many ways to control bleeding in surgery. They can use strands of suture to tie off vessels, direct pressure with cloth-like sponges, staples even. Often, doctors will cauterize or burn a "bleeder" closed. They generally use some form of what is commonly known as a Bovie for this. It's just an electrocautery device. There are also many agents that can control bleeding. Some are things like a substance called Gelfoam which is applied to areas of heavy bleeding. They soak that in a substance called thrombin, which actually helps the blood clot up. If the bleeding is coming directly from the cut surface of a bone you can use bone wax, which is just sterile beeswax. You apply the wax directly to the bleeding surface and it helps stop the blood. Bear in mind there are many, many ways to stop or slow bleeding in surgery, I've just hit on a few of the more common ones.

Answer 2

During the surgical process the physician-surgeon sees to it that all the wound created by the procedure is of proper size and depth. He carefully inch his way into the tissues avoiding the blood vessels in the area in order to prevent or minimize bleeding. The doctor uses gauze sponges to compress the bleeding parts of the wound. At times, instruments like mini clamps are used to "clip-up" and "tie-up" blood vessels that cannot be controlled with the gauze. Sometimes\, for better control of bleeding, the doctor also use a "cautery machine" - a sort of a hot probe - to burn the tips of the bleeding blood vessels to seal it up.

Answer 3

Anesthesia and drugs to control blood pressure.

Direct pressure on bleeding blood vessels, until they clot and heal. This can be done with small clamps or clips.

Suture (sew up) cuts in blood vessels. A ligature is a sort of suture around a blood vessel.

Cauterization -- frying the ends of blood vessels with an electric tool.

Answer 4

To control bleeding in an operations, the doctor applies compression on tiny sources of bleeding, clamps, ties up, or stitches the source of heavy bleeding.

Answer 5

Depends on what type of operation and expected amount of blood loss. If it's a small procedure they can numb the site with a medicine known as lidocaine and control bleeding with another med (epi.) to slow down bleeding. They can use sterile sponges or they can use a type of laser to cauterize the sight.

Answer 6

The doctor pinches the arteries and veins to stop the bleeding.

Answer 7

Small clamps, and wads of gauze. Stitches, and staples.

Watch House or some other hospital show. =)

Answer 8

he uses clamps to squeeze the bleeding thingys, and stitches to close them off till they clot.

Answer 9

They give you blood and suction out whats in the way.

Answer 10

He uses alcohol with the squirty thing.