Nouri S, Sharif MR, Tabatabaei F, Farokhi S. Investigating the effect of
zinc chloride to control external bleeding in rats.
Nurs Midwifery Stud 2015;
3:e22063. [PMID:
25699284 PMCID:
PMC4332996 DOI:
10.17795/nmsjournal22063]
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Abstract
Background:
Despite all progresses in surgical science, bleeding caused by traffic accidents is still a challenge for surgeons to save patients’ lives. Therefore, introducing an effective method to control external bleeding is an important research priority.
Objectives:
This study aimed to compare haemostatic effect of zinc chloride and simple suturing to control external bleeding.
Materials and Methods:
In this animal model study, 60 male Wistar rats were used. An incision (two cm in length and half a cm in depth) was made on shaved back of rats. The hemostasis time was measured once using zinc chloride with different concentrations (5%, 10%, 15%, 25%, and 50%) and then using simple suturing. Skin tissue was assessed for pathological changes. Due to abnormal distribution of variables in Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, the data was analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis test Mann-Whitney U tests.
Results:
In all the groups, complete hemostasis occurred. Hemostasis times of different concentrations of zinc chloride were significantly less than that of the control group (P < 0.001).
Conclusions:
Zinc chloride was effective to control external bleeding in rats.
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