Publications by authors named "George C Velmahosa"
Background: Hemorrhage within an intact abdominal cavity remains a leading cause of preventable death on the battlefield. Despite this need, there is no existing closed-cavity animal model to assess new hemostatic agents for the preoperative control of intra-abdominal hemorrhage.
Methods: We developed a novel, lethal liver injury model in non-coagulopathic swine by strategic placement of two wire loops in the medial liver lobes including the hepatic and portal veins.