Abraham Fingerhut

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Introduction Surgical hemostasis has become one of the key principles for the advancement of surgery (1). The use of hemostatic agents is standard in many surgical specialties (2–6), especially in major surgeries (7, 8). However, inadequate hemostasis significantly increases the risk of perioperative morbidity and mortality (9, 10), healthcare costs, and the use of resources (11–14).