Suzanne Callander reports on currently available haemostatic devices and a proposed a new solution that is said to be able to achieve haemostasis without the need for compression.
Suzanne Callander reports on the content of a webinar that looked at currently available haemostatic devices and proposed a new solution that is said to be able to achieve haemostasis without the need for compression.
Uncontrolled surgical bleeding is associated with increased mortality rates, increased cost of care, higher infection rates, impaired wound healing and greater risk of the need for reoperation. For clinicians working in surgical settings, achieving rapid and lasting haemostasis is, therefore, critical.
As part of a recent webinar, Christopher Peters, an upper GI surgeon at Imperial College, discussed the currently available surgical haemostats, commenting on their uses and limitations.
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