Polyglycolic Acid Glue Does Not Prevent Intrapericardial Adhesions in a Short-Term Follow-Up

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-184

  Pätilä, Tommi ^a   Jokinen, Janne J ^a   Salminen, Jukka ^b   Kankuri, Esko ^c   Harjula, Ari ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

adhesions; animal model; pericardial; polyglycolic acid glue; retrosternal

Indexed keywords

GLUE; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID;

ADHESION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; FOLLOW UP; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIOTOMY; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SUTURE; SWINE;

ADHESIONS; ADHESIVES; ANIMALS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART DISEASES; MODELS, ANIMAL; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STERNUM; SWINE;

EID: 46249104323     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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