Cardiac surgery

Fibrin sealants have been used in cardiac surgery for decades and for several indications. Generally it is used in complicated procedures or in high-risk patients. Typical indications are:

• Redo surgery
• Surgery including many suture lines
• Patients with blood coagulation disorders
• Transplantation

Among Vivostat^® fibrin sealant's main advantages for the surgeon is the ability to use the system intermittently during the entire operation and to apply sealant at a close range to target a specific area. Surgeons find Vivostat^® fibrin sealant most useful for the following surgical situations:

• Sealing of suture lines in aortic aneurysms or aortic root replacement
• Sealing of coronary anastomoses when the coronaries are heavily calcified
• Sealing of the sternal marrow to prevent diffuse bleeding
  (instead of bone wax)
• Diffuse oozing in redo procedures

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