Hemostasis

Abstract

During a vascular reconstruction, standard surgical techniques are used for soft tissue hemostasis. The use of electrocautery should be limited near blood vessels to avoid inadvertent injury to the vessel wall or adjacent nerves. To achieve a desired vascular exposure, some blood vessels may need to be divided. Small vessels are usually double ligated in continuity and then transected, or oversewn. The various methods for securing hemostasis are presented in this chapter.