Evaluation of microporous polysaccharide hemospheres as a novel hemostatic agent in open partial nephrectomy: Favorable experimental results in the porcine model

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1119-1122

  Murat, Francois Joseph L ^a   Ereth, Mark H ^a,b   Dong, Yue ^a,b   Piedra, Mark P ^a   Gettman, Matthew T ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Medafor Inc

Author keywords

Hemostasis; Kidney; Kidney neoplasms; Nephrectomy; Swine

Indexed keywords

HEMOSTATIC AGENT; MICROPOROUS POLYSACCHARIDE HEMOSPHERE; POLYSACCHARIDE; STARCH; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; KIDNEY MASS; NONHUMAN; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SWINE; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

EID: 4143064778     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000136001.99920.97     Document Type: Article

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