Abstract
Death after severe hemorrhage remains an important cause of mortality in people under 50 years of age. Keratin resuscitation fluid (KRF) is a novel resuscitation solution made from keratin protein that may restore cardiovascular stability. This postulate was tested in rats that were exsanguinated to 40% of their blood volume. Test groups received either low or high volume resuscitation with either KRF or lactated Ringer's solution. KRF low volume was more effective than LR in recovering cardiac function, blood pressure and blood chemistry. Furthermore, in contrast to LR-treated rats, KRF-treated rats exhibited vital signs that resembled normal controls at 1-week.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 293-303 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine and Biotechnology |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Hyperoncotic
- Hyperviscous colloid
- Hypovolemia
- Keratin biomaterials
- Keratose
- Low volume resuscitation
- Permissive hypotension
- Resuscitation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Biomedical Engineering
- Pharmaceutical Science