Polyurethane sheet: A potential substitute of surgical cotton gauze

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Polyurethane sheet is a pure white, soft, and flexible synthetic sponge with a mechanical strength and abrasion resistance equivalent or even superior to other sponge materials. Our study indicates that the blood absorption power of the polyurethane sheet is equi...

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Main Author: Shimamoto Takeshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/26
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spelling doaj-773bb6e59f2b4f12954c7f172c8f000e2020-11-25T00:55:59ZengBMCJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery1749-80902011-03-01612610.1186/1749-8090-6-26Polyurethane sheet: A potential substitute of surgical cotton gauzeShimamoto Takeshi<p>Abstract</p> <p>Polyurethane sheet is a pure white, soft, and flexible synthetic sponge with a mechanical strength and abrasion resistance equivalent or even superior to other sponge materials. Our study indicates that the blood absorption power of the polyurethane sheet is equivalent to that of the cotton gauze even after repeated use, and it has the potential to decrease the total amount of sponge usage. Further, accurately identifying the bleeding point might be easier with the polyurethane sheet.</p> http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/26
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Polyurethane sheet: A potential substitute of surgical cotton gauze
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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title Polyurethane sheet: A potential substitute of surgical cotton gauze
title_short Polyurethane sheet: A potential substitute of surgical cotton gauze
title_full Polyurethane sheet: A potential substitute of surgical cotton gauze
title_fullStr Polyurethane sheet: A potential substitute of surgical cotton gauze
title_full_unstemmed Polyurethane sheet: A potential substitute of surgical cotton gauze
title_sort polyurethane sheet: a potential substitute of surgical cotton gauze
publisher BMC
series Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
issn 1749-8090
publishDate 2011-03-01
description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Polyurethane sheet is a pure white, soft, and flexible synthetic sponge with a mechanical strength and abrasion resistance equivalent or even superior to other sponge materials. Our study indicates that the blood absorption power of the polyurethane sheet is equivalent to that of the cotton gauze even after repeated use, and it has the potential to decrease the total amount of sponge usage. Further, accurately identifying the bleeding point might be easier with the polyurethane sheet.</p>
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