Does the use of DuraSeal in head and spinal surgeries reduce the risk of cerebrospinal fluid leaks and complications when compared to conventional methods of dura mater closure?

Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2012 Jul-Aug;58(4):402-3.
[Article in English, Portuguese]
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / prevention & control*
  • Dura Mater / drug effects*
  • Dura Mater / surgery
  • Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate / therapeutic use*
  • Numbers Needed To Treat / statistics & numerical data
  • Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Resins, Synthetic / therapeutic use*
  • Spine / drug effects*
  • Spine / surgery
  • Tissue Adhesives / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Fibrin Tissue Adhesive
  • Resins, Synthetic
  • Tissue Adhesives
  • Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate
  • Dura-Seal