Bioresorbable adhesion barrier for reducing the severity of postoperative cardiac adhesions: Focus on REPEL-CV®

Medical Devices: Evidence and Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-25

  Haensig, Martin ^a   Mohr, Friedrich Wilhelm ^a   Rastan, Ardawan Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion prevention; Bioresorbable copolymer; Cardiac reoperation

Indexed keywords

ADHESION BARRIER; ADULT PATIENTS; BIORESORBABLE; CARDIAC REOPERATION; CLINICAL DATA; CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS; REVASCULARIZATION; SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS; SURGICAL RISKS;

ADHESION; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; RISK PERCEPTION; SURGERY; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

HEART;

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; HYALURONIC ACID; MACROGOL; POLYLACTIC ACID; SEALANT;

ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CARDIAC ADHESION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEVICE SAFETY; DEVICE THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW;

EID: 79952905702     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/MDER.S7957     Document Type: Review

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