Octapharma USA will sponsor the scientific symposium, Factor Concentrates for Perioperative Bleeding – Global Perspectives, Sunday, October 15th in conjunction with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Critical Care Product Portfolio to be Highlighted During American Society of Anesthesiologists Medical Congress in San Francisco PARAMUS, N.J., Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Octapharma USA, Inc. USA will sponsor the scientific symposium, Factor Concentrates for Perioperative Bleeding – Global Perspectives, Sunday, October 15th in conjunction with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Perioperative coagulopathic bleeding is an important driver of morbidity & mortality in patients during major surgery. The symposium will address current gaps in research related to factor concentrates, including prothrombin complex concentrates (PCC) and fibrinogen concentrates (FC), for perioperative bleeding management. Kamrouz Ghadimi, MD, MHSc, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University, will discuss, “Perioperative Coagulopathic Bleeding – Definition, Treatment Algorithms, and POC Testing, Oh My!” Keyvan Karkouti, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Toronto General Hospital, will discuss, “What’s New in Research with PCC and Fibrinogen Concentrates in Surgery?” The presenters will review the role of PCC and FC in surgical patients and discuss best practices for bleeding management. As global practices in coagulation factor replacement for perioperative bleeding vary, the presenters will review recently published data, guidelines, ongoing studies, and strategies to help standardize bleeding management. The symposium will explore:
“Perioperative coagulopathic bleeding is an important driver of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing major surgery,” said Dr. Ghadimi, one of the symposium presenters. “Over the past decade, the use of hemostasis algorithms that utilize factor concentrates has emerged as a key strategy to reduce transfusion burden in these patients.” The educational breakfast symposium will be offered to ASA attendees October 15 at 6:30 am PST. To register, please visit connect.octapharmausa.com/events/asa23/index.html. “We look forward to presenting this important symposium in conjunction with the ASA Annual Meeting and connecting with the healthcare community to advance critical care medicine,” said Octapharma USA President Flemming Nielsen. “Octapharma is committed to providing patients with life-saving and life-enhancing therapies for critical care medicine. Our team will be on hand during ASA to share the latest developments in the Octapharma critical care product portfolio.” In July, Octapharma received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for Balfaxar® (prothrombin complex concentrate, human-lans; marketed in Europe and Canada as octaplex®) for the urgent reversal of acquired coagulation factor deficiency induced by vitamin K antagonist (VKA, e.g., warfarin) therapy in adult patients with need for urgent surgery or invasive procedures. The Octapharma USA critical care portfolio also includes fibryga®, Fibrinogen (Human) Lyophilized Powder for Reconstitution, a therapy indicated for the treatment of acute bleeding episodes in adults and children with congenital fibrinogen deficiency, including afibrinogenemia and hypofibrinogenemia. The Octapharma critical care booth (#461) at ASA will provide attendees with information on the full product portfolio. The ASA Annual Meeting will be held October 13 – 17 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center. For more information, please visit asahq.org/annualmeeting. About Balfaxar® Balfaxar® (prothrombin complex concentrate, human-lans) is a blood coagulation factor replacement product indicated for the urgent reversal of acquired coagulation factor deficiency induced by Vitamin K antagonist (VKA, e.g., warfarin) therapy in adult patients with need for an urgent surgery/invasive procedure. WARNING: ARTERIAL and VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLIC COMPLICATIONS Patients being treated with Vitamin K antagonists (VKA) therapy have underlying disease states that predispose them to thromboembolic events. Potential benefits of reversing VKA should be weighed against the potential risks of thromboembolic events, especially in patients with the history of a thromboembolic event. Resumption of anticoagulation should be carefully considered as soon as the risk of thromboembolic events outweighs the risk of acute bleeding.
For complete boxed warning and full prescribing information, please visit Balfaxar.com. About fibryga® Contraindications Warnings and Precautions Fibryga® is made from pooled human plasma. Products made from human plasma may contain infectious agents, e.g., viruses and, theoretically, the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) agent. Adverse Events For complete prescribing information, please visit fibrygausa.com/pi. About the Octapharma Group Octapharma employs more than 11,000 people worldwide to support the treatment of patients in 118 countries with products across three therapeutic areas: Hematology, Immunotherapy and Critical Care. Octapharma has seven R&D sites and five state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Austria, France, Germany and Sweden, and operates more than 190 plasma donation centers across Europe and the US. The company’s American subsidiary, Octapharma USA, is located in Paramus, N.J. For more information, please visit octapharmausa.com. BALF-0111-PPR View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/octapharma-usa-presents-factor-concentrates-for-perioperative-bleeding-symposium-for-asa-annual-meeting-attendees-301951484.html SOURCE Octapharma |