1. Esmark elastoplasty for bleeding ventricular assist device outflow graft associated with severe coagulopathy 
Daniel J. DiBardino, MD, Gregory S. Couper, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 139, Issue 6, Pages (June 2010)
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2. Figure 1
Esmark bandage cut into strips and used as an elastoplastic compression bandage to arrest unrelenting hemorrhage through the left ventricular assist device outflow graft. A straight hemostat holds tension on the wrap while the running Prolene suture line is completed.
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