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ELI5: What happens to the veins and arteries that are cut open in an amputation?

Do doctors sew the two together? What about oldschool amputations where that wasn't possible?
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They take a hemostat and grab the larger veins and arteries as they cut off the limb. Then tie them off using heavy silk sutures. Then they use the bovie (electric cautery device) to cauterize the rest of the smaller bleeding.