A new hemostatic agent: initial life-saving experience with Celox (chitosan) in cardiothoracic surgery.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.09.046.
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Chitosan
- Hemostatics
- Postoperative Hemorrhage
- Thoracotomy