APROTININ FREE HEMOSTATIC SEALANT TO REDUCE BLOOD LOSS IN SURGICAL PATIENTS- A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Author(s)
Luque A1, Junqueira Junior SM2, Cabra HA3, Andrade PC2, Oliveira FM1
1Johnson & Johnson Medical Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, 2Johnson&Johnson Medical Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 3Johnson & Johnson Medical, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
OBJECTIVES: Bleeding still a concern in surgical procedures and it is strong correlated with post-operative complications and increased hospital costs. Fibrin Sealant is wide used for this purpose, there are several commercially available fibrin sealants to reduce bleeding, but only one with the lack of bovine derivatives, which may, decreases the risk of allergic reaction. The aim of this study was to systematic review the safety and efficacy of aprotinin free hemostatic sealant for bleeding control. METHODS: The electronic databases PubMed, EMBASE, The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Wiley and OVID, were reviewed. The date limit was set to December 31th of 2014. Only English literature was considered. The studies included were RCTs in surgical patients, the intervention being, aprotinin free hemostatic sealant, and the comparison, conventional hemostatic techniques. The primary outcome was to evaluated blood loss and time to achieve hemostatic and the second outcome was risk of blooding transfusion. RESULTS:
Conference/Value in Health Info
2015-05, ISPOR 2015, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 18, No. 3 (May 2015)
Code
PSY9
Topic
Clinical Outcomes
Topic Subcategory
Comparative Effectiveness or Efficacy
Disease
Multiple Diseases, Systemic Disorders/Conditions