title: [Hemostatic effectiveness of TachoSil® patches in radiofrequency assisted minor hepatic resection].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Intra- and postoperative bleeding represents an extremely serious and frequent complication of hepatic surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of TachoSil® to improve hemostasis in radiofrequency assisted minor hepatic resection.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between July 2008 and June 2010, 31 patients underwent radiofrequency assisted minor hepatic resection. At the end of the liver resection a sponge of TachoSil® was applied on the liver.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean intraoperative bleeding from the liver was 56.1 mL (range 0-300 mL). No patients received intra- and postoperative blood transfusion. Surgical drains were removed between the first and the sixth-eight postoperative day.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to the authors Tacho-sil® is helpful to improve hemostasis and biliary leakage in patients undergoing radiofrequency assisted minor hepatic resection.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Chirurgia Generale e Oncologica, Dipartimento di Oncologia, Unità Interdipartimentale per le neoplasie epatiche, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sandonato
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cipolla
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Airò Farulla
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Graceffa
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giannitrapani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lombardo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferro
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lodato
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Latteri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015503:Surgical Sponges; D013917:Thrombin
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; C518955:TachoSil; D005340:Fibrinogen; D013917:Thrombin