Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia
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Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Aug 2009
Editorial Randomized Controlled TrialHemostatic effectiveness of a new application method for fibrin glue, the "rub-and-spray method", in emergency aortic surgery for acute aortic dissection.
This study was performed to evaluate the clinical hemostatic effectiveness of a new application method for fibrin glue, the rub-and-spray method, in aortic surgery. ⋯ This new application method for fibrin glue, the rub-and-spray method, revealed significant hemostatic effectiveness, even in hemostatically difficult surgery of acute aortic dissection that requires systemic heparinization and prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass with deep hypothermia.