title: "Put your 'extended' finger on the bleeder": the use of direct pressure from the shaver blade to achieve hemostasis.
abstract: Maintaining good hemostasis is vital to ensure clear vision during arthroscopic surgery. This is most commonly achieved with electrocautery or radiofrequency devices. Another technique involves temporarily increasing the arthroscopic fluid inflow pressure to tamponade the bleeding. Unfortunately, both of these methods are not without risks or limitations and may involve extra costs. Our technique involves the use of the barrel end of the shaver blade to apply direct pressure on the bleeding vessel for 3 seconds to stop the bleeding. This is a simple, time-efficient, and cost-effective method of achieving hemostasis.
authors.affiliation: Reading Shoulder Unit, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, United Kingdom. oferlevy@readingshoulderunit.com
authors.forename: Ofer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Haddo
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sforza
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Copeland
authors.forename: Ehud
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rath
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome