BACKGROUND Arterial access and hemostasis are important processes during percutaneous coronary procedures. In this study, we tested if the use of chitosan-based pads on top of compression devices could improve hemostasis efficacy compared with compression devices alone after transradial coronary angiography or interventions. METHODS This study was a single-center open-label randomized control...

Emergency endoscopy, carried out in 342 cases of UGI overt bleeding at the Third Department of Internal Medicine, Tohoku University during the six year period from June 1979, demonstrated the necessity of endoscopic hemostasis in 171 cases (50%) with active bleeding, adhered fresh blood clot or exposed vessel with bloody gastric juice. The absolute ethanol injection method was applied to achiev...

BACKGROUND Effective hemostasis is mandatory for brain tumor surgery. Microporous polysaccharide hemosphere (MPH) powder, a white powder compounded from potato starch, was recently introduced for surgical and emergency application. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of MPHs in brain tumor surgery. METHODS Thirty-three patients (mean age, 58 years; range, 22-84 years) underwent mi...

The patient is a 71-year-old woman with serous ovarian cancer hospitalized for asthenia digestive hemorrhage. At esophagogastroduodenoscopy, protruding mass was noted at the level of gastric antrum. She underwent hemostasis an endoscopic by argon plasma; effective hemostasis. final pathology revealed metastases adenocarcinoma. Weekly gemcitabine chemotherapy adopted, but disease progressed rapi...