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. 2020 Dec 9;61:161–168. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2020.12.003

Table 1.

Study characteristics and patient demographics.

Study Comparator (n) Age, YearsMean (SD) or Median (Range) Male n (%) Surgery type Surgery number (%) Intraoperative Coagulation Medications
Nenezic 2019 [20,28] VISTASEAL 2C (109) 64(44–84) 76 (70) Bypass Grafting 95 (87.2%) Heparin 100IU/kg before clamping for bypass and 50IU/kg for AVG
Arteriovenous Graft Formation 14 (12.8%)
Manual Compression (57) 61(22–82) 31 (54) Bypass Grafting 47 (82.5%)
Arteriovenous Graft Formation 10 (17.5%)
Chetter 2017 [19] VISTASEAL 1C (110) 68(8.9) 95 (86) Bypass grafting 53 (48.2%) According to the respective institution's standards (included systemic heparin regime/dose, reversal with protamine, and timing of reversal)
Endarterectomy requiring patch angioplasty 27 (24.5%)
Aneurysm resection and graft replacement 18 (16.4%)
Iliofemoral bypass 4 (3.63%)
Other type of surgery (≤1 each) 8 (7.3%)
Manual Compression (57) 67(10.3) 39 (68) Bypass grafting 27 (47.4%)
Endarterectomy requiring patch angioplasty 11 (19.3%)
Aneurysm resection and graft replacement 13 (22.8%)
Iliofemoral bypass 2 (3.5%)
Other type of surgery (≤1 each) 1 (1.8%)
Saha 2012 [31] TISSEEL 2C (70) 63(12.6) 30 (43) Bypass grafting 39 (55.7%) Heparin 100IU/kg before clamping for bypass and 50IU/kg for AV shunts
Arteriovenous shunt 31 (44.3%)
Manual Compression (70) 66(11.5) 37 (53) Bypass grafting 28 (40%)
Arteriovenous shunt 42 (60%)
Saha 2011 [30] TISSEEL 1C (26) 63(12.7) 21 (81) Bypass grafting NR Mean heparin units (IU) = 4621.2
Arteriovenous shunt with graft
TISSEEL 2C (24) 64(14.6) 12 (50) Bypass grafting NR Mean heparin units (IU) = 5804.2
Arteriovenous shunt with graft
Manual Compression (23) 63(14.4) 11 (48) Bypass grafting NR Mean heparin units (IU) = 5731.8
Arteriovenous shunt with graft
Chalmers 2010 [29] EVICEL 1C (75) 66(11) 41 (55) Femoral procedures Heparin: 70IU/kg for bypass and 35IU/kg for AVG. Protamine in 5–7%
Bypass grafting 44 (58.7%)
Arteriovenous access graft 1 (1.3%)
Aneurysm graft 3 (4%)
Upper extremity graft procedures 27 (36%)
Manual Compression (72) 66(14) 36 (50) Femoral procedures
Bypass grafting 48 (66.7%)
Arteriovenous access graft 3 (4.2%)
Aneurysm graft 0
Upper extremity graft procedures 21 (29.2%)

Abbreviations: 1C = 1-min clotting time; 2C = 2-min clotting time; AVG = arteriovenous graft; IU = international unit, NR = not reported; n = number of patients; SD = standard deviation. characteristics.