Thermocoagulation with hot air is a new hemostatic procedure. During pulmonary surgery oozing blood and air leaking can be controlled by sweeping a high velocity air stream of about 420°C Cover a pulmonary surface stripped of visceral pleura. The hot air thermocoagulator can also control oozing of blood from the epicardium.
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