This Article  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

PETER WEIL, M.D.; DAVID STATE, M.D.

AMA Arch Surg. 1958;77(2):253-255.

	Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text PDF and any section headings.

Safe ligature of large arteries may present a major problem during surgery, particularly if the segment available for tying is a short one. The slipping of sutures and retraction of the transected vessel are the main difficulties encountered. A perusal of the literature shows that little experimental work has been reported on this subject. We have investigated the mechanical problem of hemostasis with particular attention to the technique of ligaturing, as well as the minimum length of vessel which may be left behind and still have safe and adequate control of bleeding.

Method

Experiments were carried out on healthy mongrel dogs utilizing thiopental (Pentothal) anesthesia. Arteries of various diameters were selected, and for purposes of presentation they are divided into three groups: (1) moderate-sized systemic arteries (superior and inferior mesenteric and common iliac arteries); (2) large, thin-walled intrathoracic arteries (pulmonary artery and left brachiocephalic artery), and (3) large, thick-walled artery . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Los Angeles

Present address (Dr. Weil): Baltimore City Hospitals, Baltimore.; From the Department of Surgery and Institute for Medical Research, Cedars of Lebanon Hospital.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication March 26, 1958.

Supported in part by grants from Mrs. Pauline Rosen and Mr. Charles C. Bell.

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?