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USE OF BLOUNT'S EPIPHYSEAL STAPLES TO CONTROL MASSIVE ILIAC VENOUS HAEMORRHAGE
Author(s) -
Russell Andrew J.,
Andaz Shahriyour K.,
Ward Anthony S.,
Rees Myrddin
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1993.tb00410.x
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery
Significant injuries to major veins are life‐threatening events and may lead to patient exsanguination. Treatment usually consists of direct suture repair. A case in which a serious iliac venous haemorrhage was not able to be controlled with the usual surgical procedures is reported. A desperate attempt to achieve haemostasis using orthopaedic staples was successful. The simplicity of this technique makes it a useful addition to the surgeon's armamentarium when dealing with life‐threatening venous haemorrhage.