<P> One key feature of intestinal staplers is that the edges of the stapler act as a haemostat, compressing the edges of the wound and closing blood vessels during the stapling process . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section may be too long to read and navigate comfortably . Please consider splitting content into sub-articles, condensing it, or adding or removing subheadings . (June 2014) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section may be too long to read and navigate comfortably . Please consider splitting content into sub-articles, condensing it, or adding or removing subheadings . (June 2014) </Td> </Tr> <P> The first commercial staplers were made of stainless steel with titanium staples loaded into reloadable staple cartridges . </P>

When do they use staples instead of stitches