Cryohemostasis of uncontrolled haemorrhage from liver injury.

Author(s) : KOPELMAN D., KLEIN Y., ZARITSKY A., et al.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Uncontrolled haemorrhage is the primary cause of death in blunt and penetrating liver trauma. This study investigated cryosurgery as a hemostatic technique following experimentally induced liver injury in pigs. Compared with results achieved in control untreated pigs, cryohemostasis (achieved by freezing liver tissue to -160 °C for 10 min) significantly reduced blood loss and substantially attenuated haemorrhagic shock without affecting outcome in terms of survival.

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  • Original title: Cryohemostasis of uncontrolled haemorrhage from liver injury.
  • Record ID : 2001-1609
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryobiology - vol. 40 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 2000/05

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