Pre-emptive BioGlue priming of the branched Evita Open NEO hybrid prosthesis: tackling excessive oozing.
Jacky Yan Kit HoKevin LimTakuya FujikawaRandolph H L WongPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)
Excessive oozing after total arch replacement with the frozen elephant trunk technique through the fabric of the E-vita Open NEO raised concern about its early adaptation. The mechanism is speculated to be multifactorial. Our goal was to report our approach using pre-emptive BioGlue priming on the fabric against the oozing phenomenon.