[HSF] Axillary perfusion

[Nasser F. Abou'Seada]

Hal: 
your experience echoes mine ... have only seen during training such a
Bentall de Bono case, bleeding to death, even after wrapping the graft with
original aortic wall .....  patient died and one was just watching ...
nothing could be done .....
Haemashield was a magnificent invention making such cases a piece of cake ..


NFA

> From: Hgrmd at aol.com
> Tea,
>   I've never seen that happen with a Hemashield graft.  However,  during
> training, I remember seeing a patient bleed to death during a Bental in
which the
> graft, baked in albumin, lost its preclotting.  God that was a  horrible
> sight and experience.  Hemashield supposedly made problems like  that of
> historical interest only.
>   Are you sure it was a Hemashield?  Was it a particularly long  case?
Have
> others seen Hemashield lose its preclotted  characteristics?
> Hal