title: The use of heparin-impregnated sponges to remove dried blood clots and tissue remnants on microsurgical sutures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bulam
authors.forename: Billur
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sezgin
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Findikçioğlu
authors.forename: Serhan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tuncer
mesh_terms: D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006493:Heparin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D015503:Surgical Sponges; D013537:Sutures
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D006493:Heparin