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A comparison of preclotting techniques for prosthetic aortic replacement.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6211299     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Bleeding through graft interstices after replacement of the ascending aorta can occur despite the use of low-porosity, woven graft material and standard preclotting methods. To avoid this complication, improved techniques of preclotting by autoclaving the graft after immersion to either blood or plasma have been developed. We used a quantitative method to compare graft permeability in vitro. The control leak rate (LR) was 111 +/- 7 ml/cm2/min. Standard preclotting reduced this to 23 +/- 4 ml/cm2/min (p less than 0.01). Grafts were autoclaved after immersion in heparinized whole blood (LR 3 +/- 4 ml/cm2/min), 5% albumin (LR 5 +/- 2 ml/cm2/min), plasma alone (LR 4 +/- 0.3 ml/cm2/min) and plasma with thrombin added (LR 2 +/- 0.2 ml/cm2/min). All autoclaved grafts were less permeable than those preclotted by the standard method (p less than 0.01). Scanning electron microscopy showed that the interstices of autoclaved grafts were more uniformly filled than those of grafts prepared by standard preclotting. Perfusion with fibrinolysins significantly (p less than 0.01) increased leak rates of grafts with standard preclotting but did not affect autoclaved grafts. We conclude that autoclaving grafts after immersion in blood, plasma or albumin decreases graft permeability and that autoclaved grafts are resistant to fibrinolysis.
Authors:
R L Thurer; J M Hauer; R M Weintraub
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Circulation     Volume:  66     ISSN:  0009-7322     ISO Abbreviation:  Circulation     Publication Date:  1982 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1982-08-26     Completed Date:  1982-08-26     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0147763     Medline TA:  Circulation     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  I143-6     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aorta / surgery*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis / standards*
Capillary Permeability
Humans
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Polyethylene Terephthalates
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Polyethylene Terephthalates

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