The use of autologous platelet gel (APG) for high-risk patients in cardiac surgery - Is it beneficial?

Perfusion

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 381-387

  Litmathe, Jens ^a   Philipp, Christian ^a   Kurt, Muhammed ^a   Boeken, Udo ^a   Gams, Emmeran ^a   Feindt, Peter ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; High risk patients; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS PLATELET GEL; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND; THORACOTOMY; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; BLOOD PLATELETS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COHORT STUDIES; GELS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 76149142465     PISSN: 02676591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267659109358283     Document Type: Article

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