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In 16 out of 114 cardiac operations at the Bambino Gesù Hospital in Rome, fibrin glue was applied on the suture lines of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) patches and Dacron conduits used in corrective or palliative reconstruction of right ventricular outflow tract or in unconventional repair of congenital heart diseases. In three cases the glue was useless in treating active bleeding. They required successful reoperation. No death was related to hemorrhagic complication. The two unsuccessful outcomes of the patients are explained exclusively by incorrect, or too risky, surgical choices.
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Squitieri, C., DiDonato, R., Marcelletti, C. (1986). Sealing of PTFE Patches and Conduits by Fibrin Glue in Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease. In: Schlag, G., Redl, H. (eds) Fibrin Sealant in Operative Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71633-1_25
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