An observational study of CoSeal® for the prevention of adhesions in pediatric cardiac surgery

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 978-982

  Pace Napoleone, Carlo ^a   Valori, Andrea ^b   Crupi, Giancarlo ^c   Ocello, Salvatore ^d   Santoro, Francesco ^e   Vouhé, Pascal ^f   Weerasena, Nihal ^g   Gargiulo, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Civico e Benfratelli   (Italy)

^e OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^f HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^g LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgical procedure; Congenital heart defect; CoSeal ; Pericardial adhesions; Repeat sternotomy; Surgical sealant

Indexed keywords

COSEAL; SEALANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL HEART BLOCK; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DOUBLE OUTLET; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE ATRESIA; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; REOPERATION; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STERNOTOMY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURGEON; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES AS TOPIC; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; STERNOTOMY; THORACIC DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE ADHESIONS; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73249132387     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.212175     Document Type: Conference Paper

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