Fibrin Sealing in Surgical and Nonsurgical Fields

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIX

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2. Cardiovascular Surgery

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Blood Saving Strategies and Results of Fibrin Sealing in Cardiovascular Surgery

      • H. R. Laube, R. Soeparwata, H. H. Scheld

      Pages 3-12

   3. Reduction of Perioperative Hemorrhage by Anterior Mediastinal Spray Application of Fibrin Glue During Cardiac Reoperations

      • R. Burgos, C. G. Montero, G. Pradas, G. Tellez

      Pages 13-18

   4. Randomized Clinical Trial of Fibrin Sealant in Cardiac Surgery Patients Undergoing Resternotomy or Reoperation: A Multicenter Study

      • J. Rousou, S. Levitsky, L. Gonzalez-Lavin, D. Cosgrove, D. Magilligan, C. Weldon et al.

      Pages 19-33

   5. Fibrin Sealant: The Cleveland Clinic Experience

      • P. M. McCarthy, J. Borsh, D. M. Cosgrove

      Pages 34-37

   6. The Use of Fibrin Glue in Thoracic Organ Transplantation: Analysis of 4-Year Experience

      • L. Martinelli, C. Pederzolli, M. Rinaldi, A. Graffigna, N. Pederzolli, M. Vigano

      Pages 38-42

   7. Reduced Postoperative Bleeding Following Use of Tisseel Fibrin Sealant in 300 Patients Undergoing Open-Heart Surgery

      • T. M. Kieser, A. Maitland, L. Parsons, L. Davison, R. C. Woodman

      Pages 43-54

   8. Fibrin Sealant Application to Improve Cardiomyoplasty Management

      • R. Lorusso, O. Alfieri, T. Van Der Nagel, J. Habets, M. Havenith, F. Van Der Veen et al.

      Pages 55-63

   9. The Importance of Fibrin Sealing in the Development of Surgical Treatment of Aneurysms of the Aortic Root

      • C. Huth

      Pages 64-76

   10. Fibrin Glue in Internal Mammary Artery Harvesting

       • W. Wandschneider, M. Thalmann, M. Deutsch

       Pages 77-79

   11. Effect of Fibrin Sealants on Growth and Adhesion of Human Endothelial Cells

       • H. A. Henrich, B. Stitz, F. Conrad

       Pages 80-90

   12. Endothelialization of Fibrin-Sealed Aorta Implants

       • H. A. Henrich, E. Conrad, R. Silber, J. Dämmrich

       Pages 91-98

3. Thoracic Surgery

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-99

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   2. Fibrin Sealant in Tracheobronchial Surgery

      • F. Eckersberger, M. R. Müller, E. Wolner

      Pages 101-107

   3. Application of Fibrin Glue in Pulmonary Surgery

      • Y. Yamaguchi

      Pages 108-112

   4. The Importance of Biological Glue for the Prevention of Air Leakage in Pulmonary Surgery

      • M. Dahan, J. Berjaud, E. Mazeres, O. Ike

      Pages 113-116

   5. Fibrin Sealant in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery: Indications and Early Results

      • R. Inderbitzi, M. Furrer, A. Leiser

      Pages 117-123

   6. Thoracoscopy in the Treatment of Primary Recurrent Spontaneous Pneumothorax

      • A. Sanchez-Palencia Ramos, F. Suero Molina, A. Cueto Ladron de Guevara, C. Morales Garcia

      Pages 124-130

   7. The Use of Fibrin Glue in Thoracoscopic Surgery

      • O. Thetter, J. Weipert, C. B. Reininger

      Pages 131-133

These eight volumes, which developed out of the international congress "Update and Future Trends in Fibrin Sealing in Surgical and Nonsurgical Fields" held in November 1992, present the state of the art in fibrin sealing. Initially, fibrin sealant played an important role in surgery. During the past few years, it has been increasingly applied nonsurgically and we can now say that it has become an integral component of medical treatment. The doubts which have been raised by nonusers about the efficacy of fibrin sealant are no longer valid. The correct indication and technique continue to be basic prerequisites for effective treatment. Even today - 20 years after fibrin sealant was first used - the three most prominent effects of fibrin sealant are still hemostasis, sealing of the wound, and support of wound healing. The problems posed by the transmission of viral infections have gained substantially in importance because of the potential transmission of AIDS via fibrin sealant. Fortunately, this is so unlikely today that it no longer represents a cause for concern, which does not mean, however, that research in this field can be discontinued.

• Fibrinklebung
• Surgery
• bone
• cardiovascular
• endoscopy
• endothelium
• fibrin sealants

• Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institut für experimentelle und klinische Traumatologie, Wien, Austria

  Günther Schlag

• II. Universitätsklinik für Chirurgie, Wien, Austria

  Ernst Wolner

• Abteilung für Herz-Thoraxchirurgie, II. Universitätsklinik für Chirurgie, Wien, Austria

  Franz Eckersberger

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