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Use of hemostatic clips to reduce blood loss in between Mohs micrographic surgery stages
During Mohs micrographic surgery on the scalp, intraoperative hemostasis often requires the use of hemostats, figure-of-eight sutures, or electrosurgery. Hemostat and a figure-of-eight suture placement can be cumbersome in this location and pose difficulty in controlling diffuse bleeding,1 and electrosurgery can create a devitalized wound bed.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - May 10, 2023 Category: Dermatology Authors: Aaditya Kumar, Daehee Jeong, Alexandria M. Riopelle, Carl F. Schanbacher Tags: JAAD Online Source Type: research

The Loma Linda loop: A closure technique for high-tension wounds
Dermatologic surgeons are often faced with closing wounds under high tension. Various suture techniques have been described to solve this problem, such as “setting the knot” after a first throw, having an assistant pinch the first throw using a hemostat, the pulley stitch, and the double fascial plication stitch. Although indispensable, minor drawbacks are inherent with each of these methods; for example, an assistant may be required, additional e pidermal punctures may be needed, occasional slippage may happen under high tension, or some methods might be unsafe in certain anatomic locations (as in the case of the doub...
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - August 22, 2021 Category: Dermatology Authors: Peter A. Young, Jonathan R. Zumwalt Tags: JAAD Online Source Type: research

Using a straight mosquito hemostat for hemostasis in skin tag removal
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - July 19, 2020 Category: Dermatology Authors: Fawziah Alfaifi, Mohammad Alhaddab, Abdulaziz Al-faifi Source Type: research

Innovative use of a bangle as a hemostat during hair transplantation
During the procedure of hair transplantation, it is common practice to make slits at the recipient area before the implantation of extracted hair follicle units. This process is commonly associated with heavy bleeding, which obscures the operative field. This not only increases the procedure time but also makes it difficult to create uniform slits. Using tumescence is a solution to decrease the bleeding, but the efficacy of this is limited. We suggest the use of a readily available steel bangle or bracelet while making slits to decrease operative site bleeding (Fig 1).
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - March 21, 2019 Category: Dermatology Authors: Rachita Dhurat, Sandip Agrawal, Aseem Sharma, Kiran Chahal Tags: JAAD Online: Surgical pearl Source Type: research

The innovative use of a bangle as a hemostat during hair transplantation
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - March 20, 2019 Category: Dermatology Authors: Rachita Dhurat, Sandip Agrawal, Aseem Sharma, Kiran Chahal Source Type: research

Clot-building nanoparticles raise survival rate following blast trauma Read more: Clot-building nanoparticles raise survival rate following blast trauma
A type of artificial platelet being developed to help natural blood platelets form clots faster offers promise for saving the lives of soldiers, as well as victims of car crashes and other severe trauma.In preclinical tests led by a Case Western Reserve University researcher, the artificial platelets, called "hemostatic nanoparticles," when injected after blast trauma dramatically increased survival rates and showed no signs of interfering with healing or causing other complications weeks afterward."The nanoparticles have a huge impact on survival—not just in the short term, but in the long term," said Erin Lavik, an ass...
Source: Medical Hemostat - June 30, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: hemostatguy at gmail.com (hemostat guy) Source Type: blogs