Hydrophobically modified chitosan gauze: a novel topical hemostat

Volume: 207, Pages: 45 - 52
Published: Jan 1, 2017
Abstract
Background Currently, the standard of care for treating severe hemorrhage in a military setting is Combat Gauze (CG). Previous work has shown that hydrophobically modified chitosan (hm-C) has significant hemostatic capability relative to its native chitosan counterpart. This work aims to evaluate gauze coated in hm-C relative to CG as well as ChitoGauze (ChG) in a lethal in vivo hemorrhage model. Methods Twelve Yorkshire swine were randomized to...
Paper Details
Title
Hydrophobically modified chitosan gauze: a novel topical hemostat
Published Date
Jan 1, 2017
Volume
207
Pages
45 - 52
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