Various materials have been suggested for pericardial closure followingcardiac surgery to
limit postoperative adhesion formation. Unfortunately, these devices have caused difficulties …

OBJECTIVE: This study was to evaluate the efficacy of the hyarulonic acid (HA)
bioabsorbable membrane combined use with both expanded-polytetrafluoroethylene …

Postoperative pericardial adhesions complicate reoperative cardiac procedures. Topical
application of solutions containing hyaluronic acid have been shown to reduce adhesions …

Pericardial adhesions after cardiac operations are a widely known phenomenon. They may
severely complicate reoperations, making reentry hazardous, increasing bleeding, and …

Repeat cardiac surgical procedures are associated with increased technical difficulty and
risk because of the previous formation of dense adhesions between the heart and the …

Pericardial adhesions subject patients requiring cardiac reoperation to potential injuries of
the heart, great vessels, and extracardiac grafts during resternotomy. We evaluated …

The presence of mediastinal adhesions significantly increases the morbidity and mortality of
reoperative cardiac surgical procedures. Previous investigations have reported on the …

Post-operative adhesions form as a result of normal wound healing processes following any
type of surgery. In cardiac surgery, pericardial adhesions are particularly problematic during …

Objective: The operating procedure of a resternotomy in open-heart surgery is a complicated
procedure with potentially problematic outcomes partly due to potential adhesions in the …

OBJECTIVE: This study was performed to examine the efficacy and safety of a hyaluronan
solution (Guardix-SL) and a temperature sensitive poloxamer solution/gel material (Guardix …