Use of a microcrystalline collagen hemostatic agent in palatoplasty for cleft palate.

The push back operation was performed as the first palatoplasty in 51 patients with cleft palate. During surgery a microcrystalline collagen hemostatic agent (MCH) was used in 23 (MCH group). The other 28 served as controls.Good hemostasis was obtained with MCH. It was very useful in 4 patients, useful in 15, and indefinite in 4. There were no differences in the duration of infusion or fever between the MCH group and the control group.In the MCH group there was no postoperative fever and no side effects.In some cases MCH was applied to the open wound, and wound healing was accelerated.