title: The use of cyanoacrylate adhesive (Krazy Glue) in cardiac surgery.
abstract: The authors report four cases of patients in desperate clinical situations where cyanoacrylate adhesive (Krazy Glue) was successfully used to control hemorrhage. Clinical observations were supplemented with bacteriological studies which showed that commercially available cyanoacrylate adhesive showed lack of bacteriological contamination.
authors.affiliation: Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Robicsek
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Rielly
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Marroum
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000601:surgery; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D006490:Hemostatics; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; C029054:ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate