title: An innovative technique to control bleeding with vacuum device.
abstract: Bleeding is one of the major problems during surgery as well as in cases of accidental vascular injury. Control of bleeding can be life threatening in two surgical circumstances: when the wound is difficult to expose, and when the tissue too fragile to suture. Following more than 100 animal tests, we developed an innovative vacuum-based suction device, which enables us to address this challenge. We set up a proof-of-concept protocol in humans and report here our first clinical experience.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Investigate Centre, Innovative Technology, Inserm 803, University Hospital Grenoble, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Guerrero
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moreau-Gaudry
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Porcu
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000293:injuries; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000293:injuries; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012756:Sheep; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation; D014618:Vacuum; D014945:Wound Healing