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Ann Thorac Surg 1979;27:374
© 1979 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Graft Hemostasis: An Alternative to Preclotting

Morrison C. Bethea, M.D.*, Keith Reemtsma, M.D.

Department of Surgery, Ochsner Medical Institutions, New Orleans, LA, and the Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY

Accepted for publication July 20, 1978.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Bethea, Ochsner Clinic, 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121

An alternative to preclotting prosthetic grafts has proved to be simple, safe, and effective in the already heparinized patient. The prosthetic graft or patch is soaked in the patient's blood obtained after systemic heparinization, autoclaved for three minutes at 131°C (270°F), and then inserted.




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