What does Hemostasis mean?

Hemostasis or haemostasis (from the Ancient Greek: αἱμόστασις haimóstasis “styptic (drug)”) is a process which causes bleeding to stop, meaning to keep blood within a damaged blood vessel (the opposite of hemostasis is hemorrhage).

When are hemostats used?

Hemostats are used in surgical procedures when conventional methods to control bleeding such as suturing, binding or electro coagulation are either impractical or ineffective.