Current usage and future directions for the bovine pericardial ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由XLi著作·2011·被引用130次—Bovinepericardialpatcheshaveseveraladvantagescomparedtoprostheticpatches,includingsuperiorbiocompatability,easyhandling,less ...

Bovine pericardium has several advantages in its use as a cardiovascular patch. These advantages can be divided into two groups, i.e. benefits that have been clearly observed and documented, and benefits that are noticed and likely but as of yet not well documented (). There are several well-known features of bovine pericardium. First is its reliable consistency; bovine pericardium is able to be manufactured and processed to a consistent nominal 0.5 mm thickness, providing dependable suture retention(2) as well as ideal operative handling characteristics. As such, BP has little suture line bleeding after implantation, similar to autologous vein patches and significantly less than other prosthetic patch materials. Bovine pericardium is also greatly biocompatible; this material is derived from a biological material that is fixed in glutaraldehyde, increasing the strength and ...