Chemical Hemostatics names
Examples of styptics
Tannic Acid
Silver Nitrate
What is made up of purified sterile gelatin?
Absorbable Gelatins:
Gelfoam
Surgifoam
Gelfilm
What is...knitted rayon fabric, oxidized cellulose product and has some bactericidal properties.
Surgicel
absorbable collagen hemostatic agent that is a sponge like pad.
Instat-MCH
Fibrin sealants and glue
-Provide suture support
-Seal tissue, suture lines and stitch holes.
Fibrinogen and thrombin
What is...
Purified porcine gelatin, whipped to a foamy consistency, dried and sterilized.
White, pliable and light. Cut to size
Gelfoam Sponge
What is...knitted rayon fabric thicker than Surgicel and heavy webbing.
Surgicel Nu-knit
absorbable gelatin granules with topical thrombin prepared in a syringe.
Hemostatic Matrix
-Matrix expands creating mechanical pressure along with rapid clot formation
-Sealing the bleeding area
Names of hemostatic matrix
Surgiflo and Floseal
What is...Purified gelatin, mixed with sterile sodium chloride solution or NACL to form a paste.
Gelfoam powder
What is...Oxidized Cellulose, versatile, soft layer material and blanket like.
Surgicel Fibrillar-SNoW
Fibrinogen and thrombin in two separate tubes
Fibrin sealants and fibrin glue
Absorbable Collagen
-Collagen dissolves, activates clotting
-Triggers platelet aggregation to form clots
Gelfoam (powder or pad)
Surgifoam
Gelfilm
What is...very thin, cellophane appearance, cut to size.
Gelfilm
What is...oxidized cellulose. Can be cotton style or pledget style.
Oxycel
Bovine blood enzyme. Can be powder, liquid and spray. Powder is mixed with sterile 0.9% sodium chloride.
Thrombin
Absorbable Cellulose
-Applied to bleeding area causing blood to clot
-Once applie, forms a gel, fibrin and platelets adhere
-Can be left in the wound
Absorbable collagen names (9)
Actifoam
Helistat-Pad
Collastat-Pad
Superstat-Pad
Lysostypt(felt)
Instat (Sponge)
Microfibrillars
Avitene
Instat MCH
What is....Sponge form gelatin
Surigfoam
What is...100% collagen, comes in a powder or pad form and must be kept dry and applied dry?
Avitene
Makeup is by plant derivatives, considered a "natural epinephrine"
Styptics
Absorbable Gelatin
-assist in formation of a blood clot (speed clot reaction)
-Becomes the clot
-Gelatin and fibrin proteins produce a matrix structure.
-Gives support while protecting the forming clot