INTRAOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT OF AUTOLOGOUS FIBRIN GLUE

Citation
Rl. Quigley et al., INTRAOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT OF AUTOLOGOUS FIBRIN GLUE, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 56(2), 1993, pp. 387-389
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
56
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
387 - 389
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1993)56:2<387:IPOAFG>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A method of intraoperative procurement of autologous fibrin glue is de scribed. The relative efficacy of our autologous preparation is compar ed with that of fibrin glue made with homologous cryoprecipitate. Expe rimentally, the fibrinogen content and the strength are less than thos e found in cryoprecipitate and appear related to the fibrinogen conten t of the autologous plasma used as substrate in the fibrin glue reacti on. Clinically, no significant differences are noted in the performanc e of autologous fibrin glue. We believe the absence of the risk of blo od-borne infection with the autologous product is a major advantage.