Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2001 Aug;34(8):648-650.
Hemostasis of Anastomotic Site by Wrapping with Artificial Vascular Graft
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Chonnam National University Medical School, Kwangju, Korea. bhahn@chonnam.ac.kr
Abstract
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Bleeding from anastomotic site in operation for aorta has been troublesome, because it has influence on postoperative morbidity and mortality. Therefore, hemostasis is very important. We describe a simple and effective method for achieving hemostasis of the anastomotic site in aortic surgery. By wrapping around anastomotic site with remnant artificial vascular graft, we have acquired good results.