Comparison of gauze packing, sponge-based, and hemostatic surgicel wound stasis dressings to treat hemorrhages from grade IV liver injuries: An experimental study
Our results indicate that, when it comes to managing bleeding in severe liver injuries, traditional gauze packing remains the tried-and-true method, showing superior effectiveness in terms of blood loss and mortality when compared to XStat minisponge dressings and the fibrillar Surgicel hemostatic agents.
Authors
- Mohammad Mehdi Lashkarizadeh
- Hojat Abolghasemi
- Aida Bazrgar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-832X)
- Shahram Paydar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6980-2576)
- Davood Mehrabani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5738-1719)
- Samad Ahadian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6784-5716)
- Arshin Ghaedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9584-0026)
- Mina Rabiee
- Shaqayeq Moqbel Esfahani
Institutions
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Imam Khomeini Hospital (IR)
- Islamic Azad University of Shahrekord (IR)
- Stem Cell Technology Research Center (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heliyon
- Published
- 2024-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e39894
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Hemostasis and retained surgical items
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.91
Funders
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Shiraz University