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 | | The novel hemostat (blood-clotting agent) also may one day help anesthesiologists reduce the need for surgical transfusions, a particular hazard of liver, heart, orthopedic, trauma and vascular surgeries, Mark H. Ereth, M.D., an anesthesiologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, said. |
 | | Anesthesiologists at Mayo Clinic have received approval for additional investigations to use the hemostat on patients having surgery of the heart, spleen, kidney or the soft tissue surrounding bones. |
 | | Protocols for the hemostat's application in laparoscopic and thorascopic procedures are currently being developed. |
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