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High-pressure fibrin sealant foam: an effective hemostatic agent for treating severe parenchymal hemorrhage.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17583744     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: The majority of early trauma deaths are related to uncontrolled, noncompressible, parenchymal hemorrhage from truncal injuries. The purpose of this study was to formulate a fibrin sealant foam (FSF) able to control severe parenchymal bleeding without compression or vascular control. MATERIALS AND METHODS: FSF with high fibrinogen concentration (20 mg/mL) and low thrombin activity (5 U/mL) was prepared and pressurized by addition of liquid gas propellant. The efficacy of this foam was tested against a severe parenchymal hemorrhage, created by partial resection of liver lobes in anticoagulated rabbits (n = 7) and compared to untreated injury (n = 8) and placebo treatment (n = 7). The hemostatic efficacy of pressurized FSF (n = 8) was also compared to a commercially available liquid fibrin sealant (n = 8) and a developing dry powdered fibrin sealant product (n = 8) in the same model. RESULTS: The liver injury resulted in 122 +/- 11.5 mL blood loss and death of 75% of untreated rabbits (3.2-3.4 kg) within 1 h. Treatment with placebo foam had no effect on blood loss or mortality rate. Pressurized FSF significantly reduced bleeding, resulting in 56% (P < 0.05) and 66% (P < 0.01) reduction in blood loss as compared to untreated or placebo-treated animals, respectively, and 100% survival (P = 0.008). When pressurized FSF was compared with liquid and powdered forms of fibrin sealant, only foam significantly reduced blood loss (49%, P < 0.05) and mortality rate (54%, P < 0.05) of rabbits as compared to untreated control animals (n = 9). CONCLUSION: Biological nature, rapid preparation, coverage of large wound areas, and effective hemostatic properties make pressurized FSF an ideal candidate for treating nonoperable parenchymal injuries in damage control procedures.
Authors:
Bijan S Kheirabadi; Jennifer Sieber; Tallat Bukhari; Kiti Rudnicka; Lara A Murcin; David Tuthill
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2007-06-20
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of surgical research     Volume:  144     ISSN:  0022-4804     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Surg. Res.     Publication Date:  2008 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-12-17     Completed Date:  2008-02-15     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376340     Medline TA:  J Surg Res     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  145-50     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234, USA. Bijan.Kheirabadi@CEN.AMEDD.ARMY.MIL
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Bandages*
Blood Pressure
Disease Models, Animal
Fibrin Foam / pharmacology*
Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / pharmacology*
Hemorrhage / mortality,  therapy*
Hemostatics / pharmacology*
Humans
Kaplan-Meiers Estimate
Liver / blood supply,  injuries*,  surgery
Male
Pressure
Rabbits
Severity of Illness Index
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fibrin Foam; 0/Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; 0/Hemostatics

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