An innovative technique to control bleeding with vacuum device.

Abstract	Bleeding is one of the major problems during surgery as well as in cases of accidental vascular injury. Control of bleeding can be life threatening in two surgical circumstances: when the wound is difficult to expose, and when the tissue too fragile to suture. Following more than 100 animal tests, we developed an innovative vacuum-based suction device, which enables us to address this challenge. We set up a proof-of-concept protocol in humans and report here our first clinical experience.
Authors	Karen Guerrero, Alexandre Moreau-Gaudry, Paolo Porcu, Dominique Blin
Journal	European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (Eur J Cardiothorac Surg) Vol. 39 Issue 6 Pg. 1070-2 (Jun 2011) ISSN: 1873-734X [Electronic] Germany
PMID	21075003 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Copyright	Copyright © 2010 European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Topics	Animals Aorta (injuries) Blood Loss, Surgical (prevention & control) Coronary Artery Bypass (adverse effects) Heart Atria (injuries) Hemostasis, Surgical (instrumentation, methods) Humans Prospective Studies Sheep Suction (instrumentation) Vacuum Wound Healing

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