Improving hemostasis during replacement of the ascending aorta and aortic valve with a composite graft

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 246-249

  Pratali, Stefano ^a   Milano, Aldo ^a   Codecasa, Riccardo ^a   De Carlo, Marco ^a   Borzoni, Giancarlo ^a   Bortolotti, Uberto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anastomosis, surgical methods; Aortic aneurysm surgery; Aortic diseases surgery; Aortic valve transplantation; Aortic valve surgery; Blood loss, surgical prevention and control; Blood vessel prosthesis methods; Heart valve prosthesis; Postoperative complications; Suture techniques

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPOSITE GRAFT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0033774878     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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