Progress in Fibrin Sealing (Paperback)

Fibrin plays a central role in wound healing. It has a hemostatic effect by forming a temporary wound closure and assists in neovascularization and fibroblast prolifera- tion. It therefore makes the repair of injured or severed parts of the human body by simple glueing possible, a notion that men have dreamed of since ancient times. The first modern attempts in this direction, using clotting substances derived from human blood to achieve hemostasis, were reported by Bergel (in 1909), Grey (in 1915), and Harvey (in 1916), who used fibrin powder or fibrin patches to control bleeding from parenchymatous organs. Two decades later Young and Medawar (1940) and Cronkite (1944) used blood plasma or fibrin solutions, adding thrombin to seal nerve anastomoses and to fix skin grafts in humans. Due to the poor adhesive strength of the fibrinogen the results were unsatisfactory. In 1972 a new era in fibrin sealing was initiated by Matras. By using highly concentrated fibrinogen in combination with factor XIII (fibrin-stabilizing factor) and by delaying fibrinolysis with a fibrinolysis inhibitor (aprotinin), a method was developed which after satisfactory results in animals, soon began to be applied in humans.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	April 1989
First published:	1989
Editors:	Hans-Werner Waclawiczek
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	154
ISBN-13:	978-3-540-50797-0
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Gastroenterology Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Hepatology Books > Medicine > Surgery > General surgery Books > Medicine > Surgery > Cardiothoracic surgery Books > Medicine > Surgery > Plastic & reconstructive surgery > General Promotions
LSN:	3-540-50797-3
Barcode:	9783540507970

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