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Originally Posted by swatsurgeon
Field or operating room, emergency department....where?
Clamp with what: hemostat, vascular clamp, suture ligation?
Peripheral vessel or internal?
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In the field with hemostats to start then suture ligation as soon as possible on visceral bleeders. Clamping peripherals has been discussed but I have never utilized that technique. Instead, used TQ's or packing -mostly on groin/axial bleeders.
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Last edited by Surgicalcric; 10-23-2009 at 18:44.
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