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PINCE FORCIPRESSURE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-09-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hemostatic forceps
1, record 1, English, hemostatic%20forceps
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- haemostatic forceps 2, record 1, English, haemostatic%20forceps
correct
- hemostat forceps 3, record 1, English, hemostat%20forceps
correct
- hemostat 4, record 1, English, hemostat
correct
- blood vessel forceps 5, record 1, English, blood%20vessel%20forceps
correct
- artery forceps 6, record 1, English, artery%20forceps
correct
- hemostatic clamp 7, record 1, English, hemostatic%20clamp
correct
- artery clamp 8, record 1, English, artery%20clamp
correct
- dissecting hemostatic forceps 9, record 1, English, dissecting%20hemostatic%20forceps
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forceps with a catch for locking the blades, used for seizing the end of a blood vessel to control hemorrhage. 10, record 1, English, - hemostatic%20forceps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The main purpose [of hemostatic forceps] is to achieve hemostasis (control of the flow of blood). After a hemostat has been secured to a blood vessel, generally either a suture is tied around the vessel or electrocautery is applied to the end of the vessel to achieve final hemostasis. 11, record 1, English, - hemostatic%20forceps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dissecting hemostatic forceps clamp onto blood vessels and control bleeding. They ... tend to be long and slender in order to get to blood vessels easily and with a minimum of trauma. [They] resemble scissors and have locking mechanisms that maintain a firm clamp on blood vessels, holding them in place. 9, record 1, English, - hemostatic%20forceps
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pince hémostatique
1, record 1, French, pince%20h%C3%A9mostatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pince à forcipressure 2, record 1, French, pince%20%C3%A0%20forcipressure
correct, feminine noun
- pince à hémostase 3, record 1, French, pince%20%C3%A0%20h%C3%A9mostase
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pince à crans d'arrêt servant à l'hémostase. 4, record 1, French, - pince%20h%C3%A9mostatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le premier usage de la pince à hémostase est de permettre par une préhension fine la ligature d'un vaisseau ou sa coagulation par le bistouri électrique. Elle est aussi un bon complément dans le repérage et la mise en tension des tissus au cours de la dissection, sur une aponévrose, un sac herniaire, une vaginale d'hydrocèle. Enfin, [elle sert de] pince repère sur les fils passés et en attente [...] 5, record 1, French, - pince%20h%C3%A9mostatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instrumental quirúrgico
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pinza hemostática
1, record 1, Spanish, pinza%20hemost%C3%A1tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pinza [...] de forcipresión destinada a comprimir vasos que sangran. 1, record 1, Spanish, - pinza%20hemost%C3%A1tica
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