Topical thrombin gel

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-017257",
  "term": "Topical thrombin gel",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A topical porous, pliable, purified porcine skin gelatin-based pad containing bovine-derived thrombin, with coagulant and hemostatic activities. Upon topical application of the thrombin gel at the site of tissue injury and bleeding, blood is taken up by the pad/sponge and thrombin cleaves fibrinogen into fibrin, causing platelet aggregation and thrombus formation at the site of injury.",
  "synonyms": [
    "thrombin gel matrix",
    "thrombin/gelatin foam hemostat",
    "thrombin gel"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/topical-thrombin-gel/"
}