Chemicals and Drugs

Fibrin Foam

A dry artificial sterile sponge of fibrin prepared by clotting with thrombin a foam or solution of fibrinogen. It is used in conjunction with thrombin as a hemostatic in surgery at sites where bleeding cannot be controlled by more common methods. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p648)

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A dry artificial sterile sponge of fibrin prepared by clotting with thrombin a foam or solution of fibrinogen. It is used in conjunction with thrombin as a hemostatic in surgery at sites where bleeding cannot be controlled by more common methods. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p648)

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Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Foam, Fibrin
  • Fibrospum
  • Spongostan

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Aspects Covered

25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

a hemostatic

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History Note

73; was FIBRIN FILM AND FOAM 1963-72 (Prov) see under HEMOSTATICS

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Previous Indexing

  • Hemostatics (1966-1972)

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Tree Number

  1. D12.776w.124w.270w.302

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fibrin Foam. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005339. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005339
  2. Fibrin Foam. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76613071