A NEW COLLAGEN TOPICAL HEMOSTATIC AGENT-COMPARATIVE EVALUATION IN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL WOUNDS

Abstract

Collagen hemostat is a recently developed material possessing remarkable topical hemostatic properties. It has previously been showed to effectively control hemorrhge more than other topical hemostatic agents. We developed a new collagen hemostatic agent in cottonlike fibrous from which is about 50um in diameter (CC). In this study its efficacy was studied in experimental splenic injuries produced in dogs. The results revealed that CC achieved hemostatis more frequently and rapidly than the commercially available collagen hemostat (Microcrystalline collagen hemostat).