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Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Using Biological Tissue Grafts
Author(s) -
Brown Patricia
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/j.aorn.2009.05.024
Subject(s) - biological tissue , medicine , surgery , surgical mesh , abdominal wall , tissue graft , perioperative , submucosa , anatomy , biomedical engineering , transplantation , hernia
Synthetic mesh products have been used to repair abdominal wall defects (eg, hernias) for many years. Biological mesh products are now available as an option when synthetic mesh products are not appropriate. To correctly prepare biological tissue grafts for use in the OR, perioperative nurses must understand the types of grafts available. Biological tissue grafts may be harvested from human, porcine, bovine, or equine hosts and from skin, pericardium, or small intestine submucosa. AORN J 90 (October 2009) 513–520. © AORN, Inc, 2009.