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Haydarpaşa Numune Education and Research Hospital
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Ankaferd Blood Stopper in theTraumatic Bleeding for Bleeding Disorder. Completed, enrolled 80 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The objective of this study was to prospectively compare effectiveness of Ankaferd Blood Stopper (ABS) with dry sponges in cessation of bleeding in adult trauma cases with external bleeding due to extremity lacerations. Methods: The study was conducted on patients with bleeding associated with extremity lacerations. All consecutive patients presented to the emergency department of the high-volume training hospital in Istanbul were recruited within the study period
Study Details
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Interventions
ankaferd blood stpper They were trained to apply compression of approximately 3-kg weight after irrigation with saline in patients with active bleeding who met inclusion criteria. Bleeding was controlled in every minute and data were collected. Traditional methods such as primary suturing were performed in patients whose bleeding did not stop within 10 minutes. Patients whose bleeding was stopped were monitored for half an hour for bleeding recurrence. The patients were divided into two groups; ones treated by ABS soaked wet compresses (group I) and ones treated by dry sponge compresses