The effects of QuikClot Combat Gauze on hemorrhage control in the presence of hemodilution and hypothermia

Annals of Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 21-25

  Johnson, Don ^a   Bates, Sheri ^a   Nukalo, Sofiya ^a   Staub, Amy ^a   Hines, Aaron ^a   Leishman, Taylor ^a   Michel, Jennifer ^a   Sikes, Dusti ^a   Gegel, Brian ^b   Burgert, James ^a  

^a US Army Medical Department Center & School   (United States)

^b Open Range Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemorrhage; Hemorrhage control; Hypothermia; Resuscitation; Shock

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VOLUME; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLOID; DISEASE CONTROL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; EXSANGUINATION; FLUID RESUSCITATION; GAUZE DRESSING; HEART RATE; HEMODILUTION; HYPOTHERMIA; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRESSURE DRESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE RATE; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 84899848109     PISSN: 20490801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2014.03.001     Document Type: Article

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