Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of TachoSil® Versus Surgicel® Original for the Secondary Hemostatic Treatment of Needle Hole Bleeding in Vascular Surgery

The drug being tested in this study is called TachoSil®. TachoSil® was used to treat people undergoing scheduled subacute vascular surgery. This study looked at how well TachoSil® patches stopped bleeding at the surgical site compared to Surgicel® Original patches. The study enrolled 150 patients. Participants were randomly assigned (by chance, like flipping a coin) to one of the two open label treatment groups in a 2:1 ratio: * TachoSil® * Surgicel® Original This multi-center trial was conducted in the United States. The overall time to participate in this study was approximately 6 months. Participants made multiple visits to the clinic, including safety follow-up visits at 1, 3 and 6 months after surgery.