Application of a zeolite hemostatic agent achieves 100% survival in a lethal model of complex groin injury in swine

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 974-983

  Alam, Hasan B ^a,b   Chen, Zheng ^a   Jaskille, Amin ^a,b   Querol, Racel Ireneo Luis C ^a   Koustova, Elena ^a   Inocencio, Ryan ^a   Conran, Richard ^a   Seufert, Adam ^a   Ariaban, Nanna ^a   Toruno, Kevin ^a   Rhee, Peter ^c  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Battlefield injury; Chitosan; Extremity; Femoral vessels; Groin; Hemostatic dressing; Swine; Uncontrolled hemorrhage; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; CHITOSAN; FAST ACT; HEMCON; HEMOSTATIC AGENT; QUICK CLOT; QUICK RELIEF; STARCH; TRAUMADEX; ZEOLITE; CHITIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL VEIN; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HEMOSTASIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INGUINAL REGION; LETHALITY; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; STANDARD; SURVIVAL; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; THIGH; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; ADSORPTION; ANIMAL; BANDAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; HEART OUTPUT; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; RANDOMIZATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME; VASCULARIZATION; WAR;

ADSORPTION; ANIMALS; BANDAGES; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL VEIN; GROIN; HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTATICS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE; SWINE; THIGH; TIME FACTORS; WAR; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; ZEOLITES;

EID: 2942705909     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000127763.90890.31     Document Type: Article

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