AW: [HSF] Axillary perfusion

[Nasser F. Abou'Seada]

Dear Ben 
your hunch looks like a good explanation. I have not had any problems of
weeping with PTFE grafts in MBTS ... they work very nice. 

NFA

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> From: openheart-l-bounces at lists.hsforum.com [mailto:openheart-l-
> bounces at lists.hsforum.com] On Behalf Of Ben Bidstrup
> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 2:23 AM
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> Subject: Re: AW: [HSF] Axillary perfusion
> 
> I wonder if it was related to the longish period
> of CPB with hemodiluted blood, and full
> heparinization. Some of these can then start
> leaking as the Hemashield relies on clotting to
> obtain the blood tight seal. Would Goretex behave
> the same way? I have seen that weep as well.
> 
> >We also use Hemashield without problems.
> >Roberto
> >
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> >An: OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com
> >Betreff: Re: [HSF] Axillary perfusion
> >
> >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
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