Use of autologous platelet gel in bariatric surgery

Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-164

  Brady, Chad ^a   Vang, See ^a   Christensen, Kevin ^a   Isler, Jack ^a   Vollstedt, Keith ^a   Holt, David ^b  

^a Mercy Medical Center Sioux City   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; Autologous platelet gel; Bariatric surgery; Hemostasis; Roux en Y gastric bypass

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE; FIBRINOGEN;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS PLATELET GEL; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD CLOTTING PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALING; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH BYPASS; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; CASE REPORT; GEL; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBOCYTE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BLOOD PLATELETS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749075208     PISSN: 00221058     EISSN: 29698960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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