title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiac Surgery, The Chester County Hospital, West Chester, PA 19380, USA. vdisesa@cchosp.com
authors.forename: Verdi J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: DiSesa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump; D005782:Gels; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D020442:Poloxamer; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D005782:Gels; D020442:Poloxamer