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Hemostatic efficacy and tissue reaction of oxidized regenerated cellulose hemostats

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Oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC) has been used as an absorbable hemostat since World War II. In the present study, hemostasis time was determined in a spleen incision model in swine. The effect of mass on absorbable hemostat efficacy and hemostasis time was evaluated by standardizing the ORC materials on a mass basis. The median hemostasis time for a single layer of the new nonwoven ORC was as much as 51 % shorter than woven ORC (P < 0.001). The mean hemostasis time for nonwoven ORC was not affected by the mass of hemostat applied to the wound. The hemostatic efficacy of woven ORC increased with the mass (layers) of hemostat applied to the wound. Nonwoven ORC is significantly faster in achieving hemostasis than woven ORC, and its hemostatic efficacy is not influenced by the mass of material applied. Tissue reaction was minimal and the material was fully absorbed by 14 days.

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    Richard W. Hutchinson, Kavita George, Doug Johns, Lee Craven, Gary Zhang & Pullen Shnoda

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Hutchinson, R.W., George, K., Johns, D. et al. Hemostatic efficacy and tissue reaction of oxidized regenerated cellulose hemostats. Cellulose 20, 537–545 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-012-9828-8

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