title: Safety of the haemostatic agent Surgiflo® in excisions of the submandibular gland: our experience in 17 cases.
abstract: Excision of the submandibular gland is a common operation. A surgical drain is usually inserted into the wound to prevent the formation of a haematoma, but this may not be necessary. We retrospectively studied 17 patients whose submandibular glands had been excised and haemostasis achieved with Surgiflo® (Ethicon, Somerville, USA). There were no complications or side effects. Surgiflo® established good haemostasis, and can safely be used in place of a surgical drain.
authors: ENT Specialist Registrar, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. Electronic address: miles.bannister@hotmail.co.uk.
authors: Miles
authors: M
authors: Bannister
authors: ENT Consultant, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
authors: Kim
authors: K
authors: Ah-See
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006406:Hematoma / Q000517:prevention & control; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012449:Safety; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D013917:Thrombin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D006490:Hemostatics; D013917:Thrombin
keywords: Drainage; Haemostasis; Submandibular gland