The use of sealants in modern thoracic surgery: A survey

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-3

  Rocco, Gaetano ^a   Rendina, Erino Angelo ^b   Venuta, Federico ^c   Mueller, Michael Rolf ^d   Halezeroglu, Semih ^e   Dienemann, Hendrik ^f   Van Raemdonck, Dirk ^g   Hansen, Henrik Jessen ^h  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d OTTO WAGNER HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^e ISTANBUL BILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f Division of Thoracic Surgery   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^h Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Air leaks; Hemostasis; Lung surgery; Sealants

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE; FIBRINOGEN; SEALANT; THROMBIN;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG SURGERY; MORBIDITY; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; PNEUMOTHORAX; QUESTIONNAIRES; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 67650165754     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.202648     Document Type: Editorial

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