Efficacy of New Polylactic Acid Nonwoven Fabric as a Hemostatic Agent in a Rat Liver Resection Model.

DISCUSSION: This new PLAF showed superior outcomes thanks to its unique characteristic of forming beaded nanofibers, and it has the potential to be an efficient hemostat in minimally invasive surgery in the human body.
PMID: 30895890 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Surgical Innovation - March 20, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Wakabayashi T, Yagi H, Tajima K, Kuroda K, Shinoda M, Kitago M, Abe Y, Oshima G, Hirukawa K, Itano O, Kitagawa Y Tags: Surg Innov Source Type: research