The use of local agents: Surgicel and surgifoam

European Spine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Sabel, Michael ^a   Stummer, Walter ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absorbable porcine gelatine; Haemostats; Intraspinal surgery; Regenerated oxidised cellulose; Spine

Indexed keywords

GELATIN; HEMOSTATIC AGENT; OXIDIZED REGENERATED CELLULOSE;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAUTERIZATION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; TECHNIQUE; THERMAL INJURY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CELLULOSE, OXIDIZED; GELATIN; HEMOSTASIS; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; OSTEOGENESIS; SPINE; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8444229803     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-004-0735-z     Document Type: Article

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