RT Book, Section
A1 Feliciano, David V.
A1 DuBose, Joseph J.
A2 DuBose, Joseph J.
A2 Teixeira, Pedro G.
A2 Rajani, Ravi R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1200598660
T1 A Brief History of Vascular Injury
T2 Vascular Injury: Endovascular and Open Surgical Management
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264269822
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1200598660
RD 2024/04/16
AB External  hemorrhage  from  trauma  has  been  described  since  antiquity.1  Therefore,  control  of  this  hemorrhage  has  been  the  primary  concern  of  military  surgeons  and  other  caregivers  for  multiple  centuries  until  the  first  documented  arterial  repair  in  1759.2  According  to  N.M.  Rich,  ancient  Egyptians,  Indians,  and  Chinese  technicians  used  compression,  elevation,  hot  oil,  and  topical  styptics  (astringents),  including  antimony,  copper  sulfate,  and  lead  sulfate  to  control  external  hemorrhage.3