| Status: Medicine does not meet criteria for AWMSG assessment | |
Excluded from appraisal by AWMSG as meets exclusion criteria 16. See AWMSG criteria for appraising a medicine (PDF, 430Kb) for information. |
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Medicine details |
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| Medicine name | fibrin sealant (Tisseel®) |
| Formulation | solution for sealant |
| Reference number | 1024 |
| Indication | Supportive treatment where standard surgical techniques are insufficient. Improvement of haemostasis. As a tissue glue to promote adhesion/sealing, or as suture support in gastrointestinal anastomoses; in neurosurgery where contact with cerebro-spinal fluid or dura matermay occur. For mesh fixation in hernia repair, as an alternative or adjunct to sutures or staples |
| Company | Baxter Healthcare Ltd |
| BNF chapter | Skin |
| Submission type | N/A |
| Status | Medicine does not meet criteria for AWMSG assessment |
| Date of issue | 17/03/2011 |