Venous allografts prepared from stripped long saphenous vein. Is there a need for antibiotic sterilisation?

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 444-448

  Ruddle, A C ^a   George, S ^a   Armitage, W J ^a   MacGowan, A ^a   McCulloch, S ^a   Brookes, S T ^a   Mitchell, D C ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic sterilisation; Smooth muscle cell viability; Varicose vein surgery; Venous allografts

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TISSUE CULTURE; TISSUE PREPARATION; TISSUE PRESERVATION; VARICOSIS; VEIN GRAFT; VEIN STRIPPING;

EID: 0031835893     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(98)80208-6     Document Type: Article

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