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Use of a plant-based polysaccharide hemostat for the treatment of sternal bleeding after median sternotomy
BACKGROUND: In cardiac surgery profuse or persistent sternal bleeding after sternotomy is routinely controlled with bone wax. However, bone wax should be avoided, especially in high-risk patients for nonunion of the sternum and infections. Purpose of this study was to evaluate an alternative techniq...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4411876/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25902769 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-015-0263-4 |