Calvarial remodelling for sagittal synostosis: Does fibrin glue (tisseel™) reduce post-operative blood transfusion requirements?

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 867-869

  White, Nicholas ^a   Carver, Edmund D ^a   Rodrigues, Desiderio ^a   Dover, Stephen ^a   Magdum, Shailendra ^a   Nishikawa, Hiroshi ^a   Solanki, Guirish ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood conservation; Calvarial remodelling; Craniofacial surgery; Craniosynostosis; Fibrin glue; Sagittal synostosis

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; CRANIOTOMY; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349174178     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-009-0851-5     Document Type: Article

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