Fibrin Foam

"Fibrin Foam" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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)

Descriptor ID

D005339

MeSH Number(s)

D12.776.124.270.302

Concept/Terms

Fibrin Foam

Fibrospum

Spongostan

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Proteins [D12.776]
Blood Proteins [D12.776.124]
Fibrin [D12.776.124.270]
Fibrin Foam [D12.776.124.270.302]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	0	1	1

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