The international encyclopaedia of surgery; a systematic treatise on the theory and practice of surgery . Milnes artery compression forcepg. a. Straight serre-fine. b. Angular serre-fine. e. Laugen-becks serre-flne (known also as Nunneleys clip). TREATMENT OF HEMORRHAGE BY LIGATION. 85 Mode of Ligating a Divided Artery.—In order to ligate a woundedartery, after exposing its open mouth to view, it must be seized withsuitable forceps, or a tenacuhim, and drawn out a little from its bed, where itmust be steadily held by the surgeon, while, with plain artery forceps inthe other hand, he carefully
The international encyclopaedia of surgery; a systematic treatise on the theory and practice of surgery . Milnes artery compression forcepg. a. Straight serre-fine. b. Angular serre-fine. e. Laugen-becks serre-flne (known also as Nunneleys clip). TREATMENT OF HEMORRHAGE BY LIGATION. 85 Mode of Ligating a Divided Artery.—In order to ligate a woundedartery, after exposing its open mouth to view, it must be seized withsuitable forceps, or a tenacuhim, and drawn out a little from its bed, where itmust be steadily held by the surgeon, while, with plain artery forceps inthe other hand, he carefully separates or detaches from it all the contiguousstructures, but especially the accompanying nerves. The ligature must thenbe passed around the upper or proximal end of the wounded artery. JSTonerve must be included in the loop, for the ligation of a nerve causes alwaysintense suflering, frequently muscular spasms in the injured limb—sometimesdeath from tetanus. Many examples illustrating and corroborating thisstatement—like that of Lord Nelson, whose sufferings were very great forfour months af
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