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A New Hemostatic Agent: Initial Life-Saving Experience With Celox (Chitosan) in Cardiothoracic Surgery

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ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
Volume 87, Issue 2, Pages E13-E14

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.09.046

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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.

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