The use of fibrin sealant in pediatric surgery

The use of Tisseel™ fibrin sealant in selective neck dissection – a retrospective study in a tertiary Head and Neck Surgery centre

“…Fibrin glue is currently being successfully employed for several surgical applications including liver lacerations in paediatric surgery, hepatic resections, urology, cardiothoracic surgery and neurosurgery . Fibrin sealants have also been used in lymph node dissection from other regions, most commonly inguinal and axillary lymph node basins.…”

“…7 To reduce the theoretical risk of intravascular thrombosis, application of the product was undertaken using a reduced aerosol pressure (1 bar) at a safe application distance of at least 10 cm. Fibrin glue is currently being successfully employed for several surgical applications including liver lacerations in paediatric surgery, 8 hepatic resections, 9 urology, 10 cardiothoracic surgery 11 and neurosurgery. 12 Fibrin sealants have also been used in lymph node dissection from other regions, most commonly inguinal and axillary lymph node basins.…”

Drain-free neck dissection: the use of Artiss fibrin sealant

“…Fibrin sealants are being increasingly used across different surgical specialties, with reports of their use in: paediatric surgical procedures, 8 hepatic resections, 9 urological surgical procedures, 10 cardiac surgical procedures 11 and neurosurgical procedures. 12 Fibrin sealants are also increasingly being used in head and neck surgical procedures.…”

Pocket related complications in 163 patients receiving anticoagulation or dual antiplatelet therapy: D-Stat Hemostat™ versus standard of care

“…The spectrum of indications has been gradually enlarged since then. Hemostats have been used in a wide variety of surgical procedures in different anatomic sites during the past 20 years [8,9]. D-Stat Flowable Hemostat™ (Vascular Solutions, Inc.) is a device indicated for use in the local management and control of bleeding in patients at an increased risk of bleeding.…”