Chitosan arrests bleeding in major hepatic injuries with clotting dysfunction: An in vivo experimental study in a model of hepatic injury in the presence of moderate systemic heparinisation

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 559-561

  Millner, Russell ^a   Lockhart, Alan S ^a   Marr, Rebecca ^b  

^a BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Assessment and Training Solutions Consulting Corporation (ATSCC)   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Blood; Coagulation; Experimental surgery

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; HEMOSTATIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HEMOSTASIS; INJURY; LIVER; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BANDAGES; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; CHITOSAN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTATIC TECHNIQUES; HEMOSTATICS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; SUS SCROFA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77958184731     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588410X12699663903593     Document Type: Article

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