Halstead's principles
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Halsted's principles, also known as Tenets of Halsted in the medical community, are the basic principles of surgical
technique regarding tissue handling, vascular
occlusion, etc. If followed, they improve soft tissue
surgical success rate.
These key points were introduced by William Stewart Halsted
.
Some scholars also include:
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
technique regarding tissue handling, vascular
Vascular
Vascular in zoology and medicine means "related to blood vessels", which are part of the circulatory system. An organ or tissue that is vascularized is heavily endowed with blood vessels and thus richly supplied with blood....
occlusion, etc. If followed, they improve soft tissue
Tissue (biology)
Tissue is a cellular organizational level intermediate between cells and a complete organism. A tissue is an ensemble of cells, not necessarily identical, but from the same origin, that together carry out a specific function. These are called tissues because of their identical functioning...
surgical success rate.
These key points were introduced by William Stewart Halsted
William Stewart Halsted
William Stewart Halsted was an American surgeon who emphasized strict aseptic technique during surgical procedures, was an early champion of newly discovered anesthetics, and introduced several new operations, including the radical mastectomy for breast cancer...
.
- Gentle handling of tissue.
- Strict aseptic techniqueAseptic techniqueAseptic technique refers to a procedure that is performed under sterile conditions. This includes medical and laboratory techniques, such as with microbiological cultures. It includes techniques like flame sterilization...
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.