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A new surgical absorbable hemostatic agent

1960; Elsevier BV; Volume: 100; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0002-9610(60)90385-8

1879-1883

Elliott S. Hurwitt, John W. Henderson, Geoffrey H. Lord, George F. Gitlitz, Alvin Lebendiger,

Hemostasis and retained surgical items

Experimental and clinical observations confirm the preliminary impressions that oxidized regenerated cellulose (Surgicel) is a safe and effective absorbable hemostatic material, which is useful in a very wide variety of surgical situations. Clinical experience with over 300 consecutive cases to date (July 15, 1960) confirms the earlier impressions of applicability and freedom from complications. Its effectiveness in the control of bleeding from fabric grafts in vascular surgery and from retropleural and retroperitoneal surfaces has been outstanding in this series of 100 consecutive general surgical operations.