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Descriptor English:   Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable 
Descriptor Spanish:   Esponja de Gelatina Absorbible 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Esponja de Gelatina Absorvível 
Synonyms English:   Gelaspon
Gelfoam
Absorbable Gelatin Sponge
Absorbable Gelatin Sponges
Gelatin Sponges, Absorbable
Sponge, Absorbable Gelatin
Sponges, Absorbable Gelatin  
Tree Number:   E07.858.740.300
Definition English:   Sterile, gelatin-base surgical sponge applied topically as an adjunct to hemostasis when the control of bleeding by conventional procedures is ineffective to reduce capillary ooze or is impractical. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p797) 
Indexing Annotation English:   D25-26 qualif
Pharmacological Action:   Hemostatics
 
History Note English:   78; was GELFOAM 1964-77 (Prov 1964-72), was GELFOAM see under HEMOSTATICS 1963-72 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects
AN analysis CS chemical synthesis
CH chemistry CL classification
EC economics HI history
IP isolation & purification ME metabolism
PK pharmacokinetics PD pharmacology
PO poisoning RE radiation effects
ST standards SD supply & distribution
TU therapeutic use TO toxicity
Record Number:   5921 
Unique Identifier:   D005781 

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