Hemostatic dressings reduce tourniquet time while maintaining hemorrhage control

American Surgeon

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 162-165

  MacIntyre, Allan D ^a   Quick, Jacob A ^a   Barnes, Stephen L ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BANDAGES AND DRESSINGS; BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORELIMB; GAUZE DRESSING; HEMOSTASIS; HEMOSTATIC DRESSING; LIMB INJURY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESSURE; SWINE; TIME; TOURNIQUET; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND DRESSING;

ANIMALS; BANDAGES; BIOPOLYMERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; SWINE; TOURNIQUETS;

EID: 79952402858     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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