Safety and Efficacy of Continuous Infusion of a Combined Factor VIII – von Willebrand Factor (vWF) Concentrate (Haemate-P™) in Patients with von Willebrand Disease

We studied the safety and efficacy of treatment with continuous infusion of a von Willebrand factor (vWF) concentrate Haemate-P in patients with von Willebrand disease (vWD). Three patients with mild and 5 patients with severe forms of vWD, were treated with continuous infusion of Haemate-P by minipump. The indications for treatment were: to prevent bleeding during 9 surgical procedures or 1 vaginal delivery in 6 patients and to treat 2 …