I know there is a vein that runs down your legs. I was wondering, if the docter accidently cuts it during surgery, what happens to you?
2007-09-05 13:38:21 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Your body is full of veins (and arteries and capillaries) and some of them WILL be cut during any surgery. (They won't get the femoral vein without trying really hard to screw up, though)
Small blood vessels are cauterized (using a device that zaps them with electricity). Larger vessels are clamped to stop the bleeding, then tied with a suture to keep them closed. There are also little surgical clips that can be used.
Hernia surgery doesn't have a lot of blood loss, because they do keep on top of that as they go in. Other surgeries can have LOTS of blood loss, and the anesthesiologist is responsible for giving the patients extra fluid (and sometimes blood, plasma, platelets or other things) to keep them safe.
If a big blood vessel is injured (and that DOES happen), it is repaired. There is a whole branch of surgery that deals with blood vessels - vascular surgery - and occasionally they'll be called into another OR to fix a vessel.
2007-09-07 04:56:54 · answer #1 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-25 14:15:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hernia surgery does not go near that vein at all. There is a vein that runs concurrent to the aorta down the spine called the vena cava. Also, the doctor does not go near this vein. There is no risk of bleeding to death from hernia surgery because a major vein or artery was hit. A hernia surgery is repairing a hole in the muscle of the abdominal wall where a bit of intestine has poked through.
2007-09-05 13:43:53 · answer #3 · answered by Rich 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll lose a bit of blood. That's a large vein and they're easy to sew up because veins don't have a very high blood pressure. I'm sure you're referring to the femoral vein; that vein is HUGE and is easy to see. I doubt it would be cut by accident. Also, hernia surgery is not performed in legs!
2007-09-05 13:45:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Maybe not a vein, but I know a doctor who nicked an artery while doing his first back surgery and the patient died. He never performed surgery again but has practiced many years since without even a suspension. He practices medicine but doesnt do surgery
2007-09-05 15:12:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not likely to happen, but they would know it immediately and patch it. So nothing will happen. Besides, hernia surgery isn't anywhere close to the artery that you are talking about.
Don't worry, I had hernia surgery in December and it was a piece of cake!! :+)
2007-09-06 00:47:49 · answer #6 · answered by DeltaQueen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Veins don`t run into legs. They run from legs. Direction of blood flow in veins is from periphery to heart. The most unskilled novice of a surgeon my rarely ablate the inferiorepigastric vein during a herniorrhaphy. The vein can be ligated .
2007-09-05 18:43:01 · answer #7 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They're not going to cut the biggie, or get close to it, and if they cut a small vein, they'll either cauterize or tie it off. No big deal.
2007-09-05 14:20:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion it is, and he may have problems in the future because of it. However, the law is not always logical or fair. I would see a lawyer.
2016-04-03 05:36:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They cauterize it to stop the bleeding.
2007-09-05 13:46:05 · answer #10 · answered by fuzzykitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋