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Hemostatic Techniques

Medical Definition:	Techniques for controlling bleeding.
Guide Notes:	differentiate from HEMOSTASIS, a physiol process in Cat G; do not use /util except by MeSH definition
Previously Indexed:	Hemostasis (1966-1975)

Hemostatic Techniques Categories.

	Embolization, Therapeutic - A method of hemostasis utilizing various agents such as Gelfoam, silastic, metal, glass, or plastic pellets, autologous clot, fat, and muscle as emboli. It has been used in the treatment of spinal cord and INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS, renal arteriovenous fistulas, gastrointestinal bleeding, epistaxis, hypersplenism, certain highly vascular tumors, traumatic rupture of blood vessels, and control of operative hemorrhage.
	Hemostasis, Endoscopic - Control of bleeding performed through the channel of the endoscope. Techniques include use of lasers, heater probes, bipolar electrocoagulation, and local injection. Endoscopic hemostasis is commonly used to treat bleeding esophageal and gastrointestinal varices and ulcers.
	Hemostasis, Surgical - Control of bleeding during or after surgery.

Hemostatic Techniques Medical Definitions and Terms

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