Cardiovascular surgery is the surgical treatment of the heart and blood vessels. Treatments may fix blockages, leaky valves, or other problems.
The Center for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut defines bloodless surgery as ".surgical and medical treatment without the administration of blood or blood-related products."
A physician who diagnoses and treats (surgically and medically) disorders of the blood vessels is called a "Vascular surgeon". They usually will have the "M.D." after their name, but will have a description that they specialize in vascular conditions or surgical repair. The term "vascular" has to do with the veins and vessels of the body.
Rephael Mohr has written: 'Management of bleeding after open heart surgery' -- subject(s): Adverse effects, Blood Loss, Surgical, Complications, Heart, Heart Surgery, Hemorrhage, Postoperative Complications, Prevention & control, Surgery, Surgical Blood Loss, Treatment
Anastomosis
surgery of the blood vessels
W. Andrew Dale has written: 'Management of vascular surgical problems' -- subject(s): Blood-vessels, Complications, Surgery, Vascular Surgery 'Management of arterial occlusive disease' -- subject(s): Arteriosclerosis, Vascular Diseases, Vascular Surgical Procedures
surgical procedure that uses advanced technology and instrumentation to treat such disorders of the circulatory system as blockage or damage to blood vessels caused by the build up of plaque
Blood clots are caused by certain surgical procedures and diseases.
Testicular surgery, a group of surgical operations performed on the testicles, is considered major surgery. In all cases, except when the testes are being removed, care must be taken not to damage any of the nerves and blood vessels.
Adnan I. Qureshi has written: 'Textbook of interventional neurology' -- subject(s): Brain Neoplasms, Endoscopic surgery, Cerebrovascular disease, Methods, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Tumors, Endoscopy, Brain, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures, Catheterization, Surgery, Blood-vessels, Vascular Surgical Procedures
Postoperative blood collection: blood lost from the surgical site right after surgery is collected and re-infused after the surgical site has been closed
Yes, although the surgical team will do everything to minimize this possibility. Blood clots may form due to injuries to the inside wall of blood vessels, which leads to the clumping together of platelets and formation of blood clots.