Table 1.

Classification of commercial haemostatic agents based on component used.

Commercial Haemostatic Agents
I. Without Human or Bovine Component	Commercial name	Specifications/Composition
	Surgicel	Oxidized cellulose polymer
	Oxycel
	Omnex	Synthetic tissue adhesive (Cyanoacrylates)
	Coseal	Combination of two polyethylene glycol polymers
	Arista	Microporous polysaccharide hemispheres
	Hem Con	Freeze-dried chitosan derived from shrimp shellContains chitosan
	Chitoseal
	Celox
	Recothrom	Recombinant thrombin (topical use)
II. With Bovine Component	BioGlue	Bovine albumin, and glutaraldehyde
	CoStasis	Bovine collagen, bovine thrombin, and calcium chloride mixed with autologous plasma at the time of surgery
	Thrombin	Bovine protein
	Avitene	Water-insoluble acid salts of bovine collagen
	Colgel
	Helitene
III. With Human Plasma Component	Tisseel	Human thrombin and fibrinogen, synthetic aprotinin
	Vivostat	Combination of platelets and autologous fibrin (prepare on site)
	Crosseal	Tranexamic acid, human plasma protein, thrombin
	Quixil
IV. With Bovine and Human plasma component	Floseal	Human thrombin and bovine gelatine
	Beriplast	Human thrombin and fibrinogen, bovine aprotinin