| Literature DB >> 19161732 |
Russell W J Millner1, Alan S Lockhart, Helen Bird, Christos Alexiou.
Abstract
Celox (MedTrade Products Ltd, Cheshire, UK) is a proprietary preparation of chitosan, indicated for moderate to severe hemorrhage and currently used for hemostasis in the emergency and military settings. We describe its lifesaving use in 2 patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery in which conventional techniques had failed.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19161732 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.09.046
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN: 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330