How to Choose the Best Hemostatic Gauze

Massive bleeding is one of the greatest threats to life with traumatic injury; that's why choosing the best Surgiclean Soluble Hemostatic Gauze to keep in your trauma kit is so important. In emergency hemostasis surgery, fast and effective hemostasis products can quickly play a role in blood coagulation and reduce the patient's life risk. So hemostatic gauze can be used on a junctional or truncal injury that's flowing or spurting with blood. However, there are many differences among different kinds of hemostatic gauze, this article will introduce how to choose reliable hemostatic gauze.

In contrast to regular gauze, absorbable oxidised cellulose gauze are impregnated with agents ("hemostatic agents") that activate the body's natural clotting ability, stopping severe bleeding faster. Having the right type of dressing and the knowledge to use it can enable you to control bleeding in yourself or someone else, potentially saving a life. Also, it has the advantage of absorbable and degradable, it can be absorbed within body and degraded, leave no residue to body.

There are several types of absorbable hemostatic dressings on the market that cater to different situations and injuries. Although all hemostatic dressings offer similar characteristics, some suit certain injuries and situations more than others.

Surgiclean® Gauze is highly carboxylated, can absorb erythrocytes, adhere to platelets and activate the clotting systems, thereby promoting hemostasis. After the Gauze has been saturated with blood, it swells into a brownish or black gelatinous mass which aids in the formation of a clot, thereby serving as a hemostatic adjunct in the control of local haemorrhage. Usually the bleeding is stopped within minutes.

Surgiclean Absorbable Hemostatic Dressing

The Gauze degradation in vivo begins after hemostasis, and its absorption rate depends on multi factors, including the dose used, the site being treated, and the degree of blood permeation.

Other Things to Consider When Choosing Hemostatic Gauze

Because absorbable hemostatic gauze is applied in life-threatening situations like the battlefield or for prehospital hemorrhage control, look for these characteristics when selecting hemostatic gauze for your trauma kit:

Be easy to unfold and apply. Gauzes packed in a "Z-fold" style are especially quick to unpack.

Be able to control blood loss quickly and effectively in a wide range of conditions, and from a wide range of wounds, within two minutes. The gauze should be effective even when applied through a pool of blood.

Be able to maintain hemostasis for several hours when used on the battlefield or in remote areas. This is essential for people who are engaged in combat, who live far from a hospital, or who pursue hobbies such as hunting.

Be easy to store and carry