PMID: 9423095Jun 1, 1994Paper

Autologous fibrin glue from concentrated platelet rich plasma: intraoperative plasma sequestration using autotransfusion device

Rinshō Kyōbu Geka = Japanese Annals of Thoracic Surgery
H TakakuraF Saitoh

Abstract

Making autologous fibrin glue from intraoperatively collected concentrated platelet rich plasma (C-PRP) was attempted in 5 patients who underwent elective coronary artery bypass. The autologous blood was withdrawn from the patient before cardiopulmonary bypass and sequestrated for C-PRP, concentrated red cells (CRC) and platelet poor plasma (PPP) using an Electromedics Elmd-500 autotransfusion device. CRC and PPP were returned intravenously to the patient as needed intraoperatively or postoperatively. Aprotinin was dissolved in C-PRP to yield a concentration of 1000U/ml to the aim of suppressing the plasmin activity. In another syringe, thrombin was dissolved in 2% calcium chloride solution to 1000U/ml. The C-PRP/aprotinin was mixed in ratios of 20:1, 10:1, 5:1, 3:1 to the thrombin/C a++ solution and observed the time for clotting. The 10:1 and 5:1 mixture usually clotted within 3-5 seconds, whereas it was necessary 5 or more seconds in other ratios. Therefore we used in the ratio of 5:1 for all patients. The fibrin glue from this technique is little different from the fibrin glue on the market in its viscosity, and has some major advantages 1. large amount of glue is available 2. simple and inexpensive 3. eliminate the risk of...Continue Reading

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