Laser surgery

Assessment and management of the hemorrhaging patient

Trauma patients presenting to the veterinarian on an emergency basis commonly have bleeding injuries. Although mild hemorrhage is often self-limiting, severe hemorrhage may be lethal if not surgically controlled. Management of these patients requires rapid assessment and diagnostics so that appropriate treatment is provided in a timely manner. This article describes care of the hemorrhaging patient including assessment, immediate resuscitation, and principles of controlling the hemorrhage. External and surgical methods of treating hemorrhage are discussed, with a concentration on the surgical management of the hemorrhaging patient.

The laser treatment of hemorrhoids: results of a study on 1816 patients

Laser is an effective, simple and harmless clinical procedure used for the treatment of hemorrhoids, as an alternative to medical therapy or surgery. In this report, we describe our experience of applying carbon dioxide laser to hemorrhoids in a total 1816 consecutive patients. The results lead us to conclude that the laser treatment of hemorrhoids is effective in pain alleviation from the first session and that patients so treated have a much more comfortable postoperative course.