NovoSeven Summary
n Currently off-label for
trauma / CT Surgery
n Incidence of serious
adverse events <1%
n Caution
n Elderly
n Those with pre-existing
thrombotic risk factors
n Intra-cranial pathology /
surgery
n DIC / sepsis
n Effective in 90 % of cases
(case reports)
n Not derived from blood
n Not antigenic
n Effective when other Rx
has failed
n Unaffected by blood
supply shortages