Halsted's principles
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Halstead's principles are the basic principles of surgical technique regarding tissue handling, vascular occlusion etc. If followed, they improve soft tissue surgical success rate.
==Halsted's Principles (Tenet's of Halsted)==[1]
- Gentle handling of tissue.
- Strict aseptic technique during preparation and surgery.
- Sharp anatomic dissection of tissues.
- Careful haemostasis to improve conditions for the procedure and limit infection and deadspace.
- Obliteration of deadspace and adequate removal of material.
- Avoidance of tension
Some scholars also include:
- Importance of rest postoperatively.
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