Manuel G Ramirez Author

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20 Years of Floseal Hemostatic Agent Use in Neurology and Spinal Surgery

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Nitin Khanna, Manuel G Ramirez and Mark P Connolly

Studies have repeatedly demonstrated the importance of hemostasis in surgery which is essential for promoting positive outcomes and conserving healthcare resources. The need to minimize blood loss is also necessary for achieving good visibility of the operative site and preventing adverse physiological events associated with blood loss. To improve surgical outcomes hemostatic agents, including surgical sealants, have been used to achieve hemostasis in a wide range of specialties including orthopedics, traumatology, urology, neurosurgery, otorhinolaryngology, and gynecology.  One of the early commercial products FloSeal for managing hemostasis overcame the limitations of earlier topical hemostatic agents, namely variable efficacy and lack of efficacy in heparinized patients, by comb... view more»

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