A novel sponge-based wound stasis dressing to treat lethal noncompressible hemorrhage.

Background: Noncompressible hemorrhage is the leading cause of preventable death caused by hemorrhage on the battlefield. Currently, there are no hemostatic agents with the ability to control noncompressible hemorrhage. A wound stasis dressing based upon rapidly expanding cellulose minisponges (MS) was developed and tested in a lethal noncompressible model in swine, by fully transecting subclavian artery and vein.

Long-term outcomes of a chitosan hemostatic dressing in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.

This study examined the long-term safety and effectiveness of a chitosan hemostatic dressing (CHD) in a porcine laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) model. Eighteen miniswine underwent treatment of using CHD or Surgicel(®) and Tisseel(®) (S/T) for renal parenchymal hemostasis after LPN. The animals were followed up for 6 and 12 months.

Drop-out crisis impacting America: can we turn it around?

Increasing numbers of our adolescents are leaving high school before attaining a standard diploma. In today's society, dropping out of high school increases the likelihood of substandard living, lower job potential, and, perhaps, poverty and welfare. As our nation adds more rigorous requirements to graduation, we should develop programs to assist at-risk students to be successful.

Laparoscopic repair of inferior vena caval injury using a chitosan-based hemostatic dressing.

Background: Vena caval injury is a rare but serious complication of laparoscopic surgery, and often requires conversion to an open procedure. The current study investigated whether a vena caval injury could be repaired with a chitosan dressing laparoscopically.

Methods: Six domestic swine were studied.

Use of concentrated human albumin with argon-beam coagulation in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.

Purpose: Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) remains a technically challenging procedure mainly because of the lack of reliable methods of hemostasis. We evaluated the feasibility of using concentrated human albumin with argon-beam coagulation to control hemorrhaging and urinary leakage during LPN.

Materials And Methods: Six domestic swine underwent heparinization, then lower-pole LPN after renal-hilar vascular control had been obtained.