Biosystems and Environmental Engineering Research Group, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe. Electronic address: wgwenzi@agric.uz.ac.zw.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of drainless parotidectomy using fibrin sealant on length of stay, post-operative seroma and related complications. For this purpose, a retrospective m...
Articles are getting published on the use of tissue adhesive for vesicovaginal fistula. The objective is to carry out a systematic review on their effectiveness and complications....
A systematic review of the literature was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. Two reviewers screened abstracts and full-te...
A total of 1032 studies were identified after searching the database, and 14 articles were included in this systematic review. Of the 84 women included, 12 (14.3%) presented failure or recurrence of t...
Tissue adhesive appears to be a promising alternative for management of urogenital fistulas without reported important complications....
Intraoperative bleeding and postoperative bleeding are major surgical complications. Tissue sealants, hemostats, and adhesives provide the armamentarium for establishing hemostatic balance, including ...
To evaluate the effect of topical cyclosporine A (CsA) 0.05% in patients with pterygium surgery using fibrin glue (FG)....
Patients with primary nasal pterygium were retrospectically analyzed and categorized into two groups: Group 1 with 41 eyes from 38 patients as a control group and group 2 with 39 eyes from 36 patients...
The two groups were age (p = 0.934) and sex (p = 0.996) matched. CsA drop was discontinued in one patient due to burning sensation and conjunctival hyperemia after 1 week. There was no statistically s...
No recurrent pterygium cases were observed in group 2. Schirmer I values were higher postoperatively in group 2; thus,topical CsA treatment may improve lacrimal secretion and be effective after pteryg...
After surgery for intradural lesions, dural reconstruction is essential for preventing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage, which can cause serious complications. However, there is currently no establis...
Adhesives/sealants are used after suturing to prevent leakage of cerebrospinal fluid from an anastomotic site. Commercial adhesives/sealants have been used to close the cerebral dura. However, swellin...
Rectovaginal fistulas are often associated with obstetric trauma and present with leakage of stool or flatus from the vagina. They are often repaired via fistulaectomy, but sometimes more complex repa...
A developmentally delayed pediatric patient presented with right hip pain. Imaging studies identified a hairpin penetrating the rectovaginal space. The hairpin was removed during an exam under anesthe...
Fibrin glue may be a minimally invasive and safe approach for rectovaginal fistulas in the pediatric patient....
To study the safety and efficacy of Artiss fibrin sealant in lateral neck dissection, focusing on drain retention time, length of hospital stay and post-operative complications....
A retrospective review was conducted of patients who underwent neck dissection in a UK hospital over a 12-month period....
Twenty-three patients were identified; 13 patients had Artiss and a drain, 10 patients had Artiss only. All drains were removed by post-operative day 2. No post-operative fluid collections or complica...
The use of Artiss reduced the drain retention time and hospital stay, with no post-operative complications. Neck dissection can be safely undertaken with no drain, and can potentially be carried out a...
Fibrin glue (FG) can be applied in several surgical procedures at wound closure to reduce postoperative complications such as hematoma formation and wound impairment. The purpose of this study is to a...
We performed a monocentric retrospective cohort study. All patients who underwent selective aponeurectomy for Dupuytren's disease between 2010 and 2020 were included. Patients were divided into two gr...
One hundred and thirty-three patients were included in the analysis of which 108 patients were treated with FG, while 24 did not. There was no statistically significant difference in outcomes regardin...
FG did not show a preventive outcome regarding bleeding. The FG group had a tendency for a higher wound healing incidence. Smoking and arterial hypertension correlated with a higher postoperative comp...
Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) is one of the most frequent and potentially life-threatening complications following pancreatic surgery. Fibrin sealants have been used in some centres to reduc...
To evaluate the benefits and harms of fibrin sealant use for the prevention of POPF (grade B or C) in people undergoing pancreatic surgery compared to no fibrin sealant use....
We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, two other databases, and five trials registers on 09 March 2023, together with reference checking, citation searching, and contacting study authors to identify ad...
We included all randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that compared fibrin sealant (fibrin glue or fibrin sealant patch) versus control (no fibrin sealant or placebo) in people undergoing pancreatic sur...
We used standard methodological procedures expected by Cochrane....
We included 14 RCTs, randomising 1989 participants, comparing fibrin sealant use versus no fibrin sealant use for different locations: stump closure reinforcement (eight trials), pancreatic anastomosi...
Based on the current available evidence, fibrin sealant use may result in little to no difference in the rate of POPF in people undergoing distal pancreatectomy. The evidence is very uncertain about t...
