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1. Introduction
Management of blood loss throughout a burn patient’s hospital course is a critical part of global care of those with thermal injuries. Patients suffering major (20–59% Total Body Surface Area (TBSA)) or massive (>60% TBSA) burns experience coagulopathic complications similar to those reported in major trauma or septic shock [1, 2] – a reflection of the systemic impact of such massive injury burden. Burn-related endothelial injury causes the release of tissue factor from a proportionately large surface area, contributing to the generation and consumption of thrombin, fibrin, and other coagulations factors [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]. Platelet activation and consumption leads to thrombocytopenia that nadirs between 3 and 5 days after injury [8]. In addition, there are important secondary factors that contribute to coagulopathy including hemodilution from resuscitation, hypothermia, and acidosis (Figure 1) [1, 9, 10].
Figure 1.
Schematic presentation of pathophysiologic mechanisms affecting coagulation in patients who sustained severe burn injuries. Legend: SIRS = systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Schematic adopted from Glas, et al. 2016.
In general, greater burn size correlates with increased duration of surgery, number of required operative procedures, and need for blood transfusion [11, 12]. For every 1% of total body surface excised, including surface area of skin graft donor site, a patient can experience as much as 10% loss of their calculated blood volume [13]. Since intraoperative blood loss from both excision of primary wound and donor sites can account for about one-third of blood products administered during an average burn injury hospitalization, minimizing blood loss in the operating room (OR) is vital for minimizing overall transfusion requirements [14, 15]. Blood product resuscitation alone is not sufficient for hemostasis and carries significant associated risks, which opens up an important opportunity for the consideration of topical hemostatic adjuncts in the overall blood management of the burned patient [8, 16, 17]. This chapter focuses on the roles of biosurgical hemostats as they pertain to the transfusion reduction strategy in the setting of thermal injury (Table 1).
Biosurgical hemostat
Application method(s)
Utility in burn surgery
Epinephrine
Topical or tumescent; a typical solution is prepared as 1:1,000,000 epinephrine in normal saline, which constitutes a dilution of 1 mL of 1:1,000 epinephrine into 1 L of normal saline; lidocaine may be added
Long utilized in burn surgery for obtaining hemostasis, decreasing intraoperative blood loss, and substantially reducing rates of blood transfusions; generally safe, without clinically significant cardiovascular effects due to systemic absorption
Fibrin sealants (FS)
A fine spray to create a thin layer resulting in approximately 0.05–0.06 mL/cm2 material distribution
Benefits include effective graft fixation, decreased hematoma and seroma formation, and shorter operative times; graft-take may be enhanced by the fibrin clot scaffold even when wound bed is infected; can also be used on the donor site to improve the time to hemostasis; excellent safety profile; important that surgeons recognize that not all FS are the same - different formulations or products may behave in a slightly different way
Calcium alginate
Donor-site dressing
In comparison to epinephrine and fibrin-based products, not as effective as hemostatic agent; as donor-site dressing, has been observed to provide superior hemostasis for skin-graft donor sites when compared to plain sterile gauze or paraffin gauze dressings; risk of dermal calcifications
Platelet rich plasma (PRP)
Topical application
Studies on use in burn surgery are scarce; while platelets in burn patients appear to have normal functionality, further studies focusing on the quantitative hemostatic ability of PRP in the setting of thermal injury are needed
Tranexamic acid (TXA)
Administered topically or intravenously
Few studies exist evaluating the use of TXA in burn patients; however, overall available data is promising; one study demonstrated no difference in mortality or thromboembolic disease, and some improvement of graft survival in the TXA group
NuStat®
Topical dressing
While one RCT showed clinical equivalency of NuStat® compared to historic standard of care, the overall cost of wound care was significantly lower using NuStat®; further studies are needed
Recombinant tissue factor
Topical application
2017 phase II randomized parallel double-blinded study showed promising results without causing adverse events
Hydrogen peroxide
Topical (3% soak applied to the tangential excision site)
Investigators reported no complications related to corrosive damage or lipid peroxidation; needs to be sufficiently irrigated from the wound bed prior to application of the split-thickness skin graft
Oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC)
Topical application
Limited literature exists on the use of ORC in burn surgery
Table 1.
Summary of biosurgical hemostats in burn surgery.
Abbreviations: RCT = randomized controlled trial.
2. Overview of biosurgical hemostats in burn surgery
There are different types of available biosurgical hemostats, as outlined in Table 1. For the purposes of the current chapter, it is important to recognize that a gap exists between provider awareness of this class of adjunctive hemostatic agents and their actual clinical application. Arguably, the latter is much more extensive than one might initially realize or admit. It is therefore important to bring biosurgical hemostats into focus as increasing emphasis is being placed on reduction in unnecessary blood/blood product transfusions across burn centers and critical care units.
3. Epinephrine
Epinephrine has long been used in burn surgery for obtaining hemostasis at both the wound excision site and donor site, decreasing intraoperative blood loss per area excised, and substantially reducing rates of blood transfusions (in some cases by as much as 50%) [18, 19]. When applying epinephrine to any operative site, a pre-made solution can be applied topically or injected as a tumescent solution [20]. Although exact concentrations and application modality may vary between institutions, a typical solution is prepared as 1:1,000,000 epinephrine in normal saline, which constitutes a dilution of 1 mL of 1:1,000 epinephrine into 1 L of normal saline [21, 22]. Addition of lidocaine to the above solution has also been described to help decrease postoperative pain, duration of surgery, general anesthesia, and potentially accelerate re-epithelialization of the donor site [23].
The tumescent technique significantly decreases intraoperative blood loss and has been shown to be generally safe, without clinically significant cardiovascular effects due to systemic absorption [19, 24, 25]. Typically, the diluted epinephrine is injected subcutaneously with either a long 18-gauge spinal needle or a blunt liposuction cannula with injector. When properly performed, the subcutaneous injection under the desired area causes the area to become firm (tumescent) and the overlying skin to blanch. Whether used at the donor site or the eschar excision site, the firm vasoconstricted surfaces tend to be better prepared for subsequent excision [18], both in terms of technical ease of the operation and decreased blood loss.
The same diluted epinephrine solution can also be used as a topical hemostatic agent at both the donor and wound excision sites. This is most commonly performed by soaking non-adherent gauze, such as specially coated cotton pads, in the epinephrine solution and then applying the pads directly to the freshly excised area. It should be noted that this is performed as a hemostatic maneuver only after any major or brisk surgical bleeding has first been controlled. The epinephrine solution soaked non-adherent gauze can be secured in place by lightly wrapping it with a bandage roll. Typically, these are allowed to stay in place for 10–20 minutes to allow for hemostasis to occur. Careful removal is important for preventing disruption of the newly formed clot. If any residual oozing is present, new gauze can be re-applied until adequate hemostasis is achieved. In the absence of non-adherent gauze, the epinephrine solution can alternatively be applied topically as a spray or gelatinous mixture (e.g., using water-based lubricant as an application medium) [26, 27]. Other vasoactive hemostatic agents utilized in burn surgery include terlipressin and phenylephrine, with associated literature descriptions of reportedly positive effects in terms of blood loss reduction and other operative characteristics [22, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32].
4. Fibrin sealants
Fibrin is the hemostatic product of thrombin-mediated cleavage of fibrinogen [33]. Understanding the relationship between fibrinogen and thrombin has allowed for pharmaceutical companies to develop a variety of fibrin-based products, including those designed for hemostatic applications [34, 35]. Although fibrin sealants (FS) have been used since 1909, with reported use on skin grafts as early as 1944, the first formal U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a FS for use with skin grafts – including those performed in burn surgery – did not come until 2008 (Artiss®, Baxter, Westlake Village, CA) [36]. Other similar products that fall within the class of “fibrin sealants” have been effectively used in the setting of skin grafts, with similar results [37, 38, 39].
Surgeons must recognize that not all FS are the same, and that different formulations or products may not always produce identical results. There are important differences across available products that one must understand in order to optimize clinical outcomes for the burn patient. The products available provide a range of concentration ratios of fibrinogen and thrombin solutions, which are combined and “mixed” during application. For example, Artiss® (Baxter, Westlake Village, CA) contains a ratio of 67–106 mg/mL fibrinogen to 2.5–6.5 units/mL thrombin [40], whereas Tisseel® (Baxter; Deerfield, IL, US) contains a ratio of 67–106 mg/mL fibrinogen to 400–625 units/mL thrombin [41]. Although both products contain similar amount of fibrinogen, the latter has 100-fold more thrombin. Higher concentrations of thrombin will speed up the polymerization process, decreasing clotting and sealing time. With regards to the aforementioned products, increasing the thrombin concentration by 100-fold effectively shortens the polymerization time from minutes to seconds. This difference is so robust that Tisseel® is FDA approved as a hemostatic agent, while Artiss® is not. When hemostasis is less of a concern and the intended use is primarily for sealant/fixation purposes, having a slower polymerization time is better suited for manipulating a skin graft into the desired location and orientation. Similar therapeutic outcomes have been reported using a variety of component concentrations, within a pre-specified range [42].
Benefits of using FS in burn surgery include effective graft fixation, decreased hematoma and seroma formation, and shorter operative times [42, 43, 44]. There may also be an added benefit in terms of improved postoperative pain, especially when compared to alternative skin graft fixation modalities such as staples or sutures [36, 45]. When applied correctly, ideally as a fine spray to create a thin layer that is only about 0.05–0.06 mL/cm2 thick, the graft-take may be enhanced by the fibrin clot scaffold which promotes migration of fibroblasts, epithelial cells, and keratinocytes [42, 46]. Even when the wound bed is infected, FS use may improve graft take by reinforcing graft adherence to the wound bed [47]. FS can also be used on the donor site to improve the time to hemostasis [48].
Taken collectively, FS have an excellent overall safety profile [44, 49, 50]. Historically, complications from exposure to bovine-derived thrombin have been reported, including the subsequent development of anti-bovine thrombin antibodies. Associated morbidity included bleeding, thromboembolisms, hypersensitivity reactions, and prolonged activated partial thromboplastin times (aPTT) [51]. However, most currently available FS are made with recombinant thrombin, which is far less immunogenic [52]. In fact, a meta-analysis of 10 clinical trials showed that at 1 month from surgery, less than 1% of patients exposed to recombinant thrombin will develop antibodies against it [53]. Furthermore, unlike anti-bovine thrombin antibodies, anti-recombinant thrombin antibodies do not neutralize activity of native human thrombin [53, 54]. Lastly, when compared to thrombin alone, FS appear to provide significantly more effective (and generally faster) hemostasis [55].
5. Calcium alginate
The use of calcium alginate (CA) to help control hemorrhage and improve graft take has been described in burn surgery for quite some time [56]. In comparison to epinephrine applications and fibrin-based products, CA is not as effective as a hemostatic agent [57]. However, as a donor site dressing CA has been observed to provide superior hemostasis for skin-graft harvesting sites when compared to plain sterile gauze or paraffin gauze dressings [58, 59, 60]. The alginate dressing also has several other potential advantages, including excellent absorptive properties, biodegradability, ease of postoperative maintenance/wound care, improved healing time, as well as notably lower risk of infection [61]. Still, CA donor site dressings are not without potential complications, including reported instances of dermal calcifications [62].
6. Platelet rich plasma
Investigational studies on the use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in burn surgery are scarce overall, with further paucity of data on PRP’s hemostatic properties [63, 64]. Nevertheless, there is growing evidence that supports the use of PRP as a promoter of wound bed hemostasis prior to split thickness skin graft (STSG) placement, with the intent of decreasing the rates of hematoma formation under a STSG [65, 66]. Although PRP may have additional benefits, including pain reduction, improved skin graft adherence, and decreased skin graft healing times [67, 68], these findings have not been consistent among all available clinical reports [69]. One case–control study comparing PRP extracted from burn patients to that from matched healthy volunteers demonstrated similar platelet counts and levels of growth factors [70]. It is important to mention that PRP (and its various subcomponents) may also play a role as a regenerative medicine approach due to its rich growth factor content and non-immunogenic properties [71]. For example, this may be important in promoting skin graft donor site healing. Finally, while the platelets in burn patients appear to have normal functionality, further studies focusing on determining the quantitative hemostatic ability of PRP in the setting of thermal injury are needed to fully understand its potential [72].
7. Tranexamic acid
Tranexamic acid (TXA) is an antifibrinolytic agent, whose use topically and intravenously has been shown to decrease traumatic and perioperative blood loss, reducing the need for blood transfusions in multiple surgical applications [73, 74, 75, 76]. Despite the promising overall results from the trauma literature, there are very few studies evaluating TXA use in burn patients [77, 78]. Overall, available data show promise; however, there is also evidence of cytotoxicity in the context of wound re-epithelialization, especially with prolonged use/exposure [79]. One retrospective cohort study analyzing the effect of intraoperative intravenous TXA administration in major burn patients (>20% TBSA) undergoing primary wound excision and grafting found that intravenous TXA administration significantly decreased the amount of blood administered during and up to 24 hours after the index operation. The series of patients included in the study received a TXA infusion 15 minutes prior to surgical incision as a loading dose of 10 mg/kg given over 5 minutes, followed by continuous infusion of 1 mg/kg/h until the end of the procedure. Multivariate analysis revealed TXA to be protective against transfusion (Odds Ratio of 0.2) [77]. Secondary findings revealed no difference in mortality or thromboembolic disease, and some improvement of graft survival in the TXA group [77]. A prospective randomized trial of single dose intravenous TXA (15 mg/kg diluted to 25 ml with isotonic saline over 10 min) prior to wound excision in 50 adult patients with >20% TBSA burns found that the patients who received TXA experienced, on average, about 400 mL less intraoperative blood loss and required significantly less colloid replacement in comparison to those who received an equal volume of only isotonic saline before induction of general anesthesia [78]. Further confirmatory prospective clinical trials will be helpful in clarifying intravenous TXA’s place in burn surgery blood management protocols. In terms of TXA use as a topical agent, one case report concluded that such application of TXA, in addition to standard methods, is a safe and effective way of controlling bleeding during burn surgery [80]. Future well-designed, adequately powered comparative studies analyzing blood loss, graft survival, epithelialization rate, and infections are warranted.
8. NuStat topical hemostat: clinical equivalency with lower cost
One prospective randomized control trial compared NuStat® (a product containing patented Hemafiber Technology™ by Beeken Miomedical, Stoughton, MA) to the institutional standard of care for controlling bleeding at both burn and donor sites. Briefly, NuStat® is a two-component product consisting of continuous filament silica and bamboo cellulose, a combination that when used together promotes hemostasis by activating the clotting cascade. Though potentially underpowered, hemostasis provided by the NuStat® dressing was found to be at least comparable to other currently utilized approaches (epinephrine- and thrombin-soaked non-adherent dressings, saline-soaked laparotomy sponges, and elastic bandage wraps) [81]. While the reported results show clinical equivalency of NuStat® compared to historic standard of care, the overall cost of wound care was significantly lower using the novel hemostatic dressing [81]. It is unlikely that these findings alone will change operative practices by most burn surgeons; however, the study does provide an important new treatment option in an area of clinical care that has seen little progress during the past few decades.
9. Recombinant tissue factor
As an initiator of the coagulation cascade, tissue factor is both an intriguing and a promising candidate for use as a topical hemostatic agent. Based on compelling preclinical and clinical data [82, 83, 84], a phase II randomized parallel double-blinded study was published in 2017 comparing an investigational topical hemostatic agent “TT-173” that is based on recombinant tissue factor (rTF) to a placebo, for establishing hemostasis at the donor site in burn surgery. The investigational agent “TT-173” reportedly decreased bleeding time from 7 minutes to 3 minutes without causing adverse events, systemic absorption, immunogenic reaction, or perturbance of donor site healing [85]. Further research into rTF as a potential new adjunct in operative hemostasis in burn surgery is clearly warranted based on the above reports.
10. Hydrogen peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide used as a 3% soak applied to the tangential excision site has been reported as a potentially effective and safe means of achieving hemostasis in a burn patient with platelet dysfunction. In one published experience, the investigators reported no apparent morbidity related to corrosive damage or lipid peroxidation, which is a known complication associated with higher concentrations of hydrogen peroxide. With the hydrogen peroxide sufficiently irrigated from the wound bed prior to application of the STSG, the investigators saw excellent graft take [86]. Other reported uses of hydrogen peroxide as a topical hemostat, either alone or in combination with another agent, have been described in maxillofacial and otolaryngology applications [87, 88]. Benefits of the above approach included less blood loss, shorter procedure times, and fewer surgical ties used [87, 88].
11. Oxidized regenerated cellulose
There is some evidence to suggest that the application of oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC) products to skin graft donor sites may significantly shorten wound healing and recovery time [89]. The difference between ORC-treated donor sites and fine mesh gauze treated with nitrofurazone (FMN) was substantial, with semiclosed ORC dressing group achieving healing endpoint in 6.5 days (compared to 9.9 days for FMN) and closed ORC dressing group achieving healing in 5.4 days (compared to 8.4 days for FMN) [89]. With limited literature on the use of ORC-based products in burn surgery, further research is warranted to determine safety and efficacy of this topical hemostatic approach.
12. Granular zeolite: a topical hemostatic material capable of causing burns
Although this chapter focuses on topical hemostats in burn surgery, one well-known and highly effective topical hemostat warrants a special mention as a risk-factor for thermal injury [90]. Granular zeolite (GZ, also known as QuikClot®) is a material derived from lava rocks and introduced for field use in the early 2000’s [91]. The material is effective via a complex mechanism that involves an exothermic reaction coupled with absorption of water and the ability to concentrate coagulation factors [91, 92, 93]. There are multiple reports of GZ causing both cutaneous and internal burns due to excessive heat generation [90, 94, 95]. In fact, the original formulation was deemed sufficiently dangerous – able to reach temperatures up to 65°C (149°F) and cause burns to the operating surgeon – that it was discontinued in 2008 and replaced with a modified QuikClot® ACS and kaolin-containing QuikClot Combat Gauze formulation [91]. Based on the above observations, GZ should not be utilized in burn surgery, at least in its currently available formulation(s).
13. Conclusions
Although their use is certainly not novel in burn surgery, the awareness of biosurgical hemostats appears to be far from adequate. Given the above, the goal of this chapter was to both review published applications of biosurgicals in burn surgery and to increase awareness of these potentially valuable adjuncts. Especially important in this context is the emergence of new research involving novel topical hemostatic agents, such as the Hemafiber Technology™ and recombinant tissue factor. Similar to other surgical specialties, the management of thermal injuries focuses increasingly on optimizing care protocols, maximizing outcomes, and minimizing the need for potentially harmful and costly interventions such as blood and blood product transfusions. The authors believe that the current chapter provides a solid foundation of relevant clinical knowledge in the emerging area of biosurgical hemostasis in burn surgery.
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2004
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Intech Open is founded in Vienna, Austria, by Alex Lazinica and Vedran Kordic, two PhD students, and their first Open Access journals and books are published.
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Alex and Vedran launch the first Open Access, peer-reviewed robotics journal and IntechOpen’s flagship publication, the International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems (IJARS).
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2005
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IntechOpen publishes its first Open Access book: Cutting Edge Robotics.
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2006
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IntechOpen publishes a special issue of IJARS, featuring contributions from NASA scientists regarding the Mars Exploration Rover missions.
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2008
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IntechOpen publishes 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner Harold W. Kroto’s “Strategies to Successfully Cross-Link Carbon Nanotubes”. Find it here.
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IntechOpen hosts SHOW - Share Open Access Worldwide; a series of lectures, debates, round-tables and events to bring people together in discussion of open source principles, intellectual property, content licensing innovations, remixed and shared culture and free knowledge.
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2012
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2013
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2015
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2016
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2017
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