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ArticlePolymers2019

Biological Effects of Chitosan-Based Dressing on Hemostasis Mechanism.

Yi-Wen Wang, Chuan-Chieh Liu, Juin-Hong Cherng, Chien-Seng Lin, Shu-Jen Chang, Zhi-Jie Hong, Cheng-Che Liu, Yaw-Kwan Chiu, Sheng-Der Hsu, And Hung Chang

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Article in Polymers, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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30citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Procoagulant and Antimicrobial Effects of Chitosan in Wound Healing.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  3. Targeting Oxidative and Immune Dysregulation in Wound Healing via Gold Nanoparticle Conjugate Chitosan.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  7. Pharmacological and Biological Efficacy of Chitosan-Based Materials.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  18. An architecturally rational hemostat for rapid stopping of massive bleeding on anticoagulation therapy.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Yi-Wen WangDepartment and Graduate Institute of Biology and Anatomy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Chuan-Chieh LiuSchool of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 100, Taiwan.
Juin-Hong CherngDepartment and Graduate Institute of Biology and Anatomy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 100, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-7722-6134
Chien-Seng LinDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Cheng Hsin Rehabilitation Medical Center, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Shu-Jen ChangDivision of Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 100, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-6203-057X
Zhi-Jie HongDivision of Traumatology, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Cheng-Che LiuDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, Graduate Institute of Physiology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 100, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-1601-2511
Yaw-Kwan ChiuDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Songshan Branch, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Sheng-Der HsuDivision of Traumatology, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 100, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-9698-8954
And Hung ChangDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Tri-Service General Hospital · TWFu Jen Catholic University · TWCheng Hsin General Hospital · TWNational Defense Medical Center · TWNational Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science · TW

Funding

National Defense Industrial Development Foundation No. T0049National Defense Medical Affairs Bureau DV104-12, MAB-105-041, MAB-106-053, MAB-107-032, MAB-108-042, MAB-108-003National Defense Medical/ Cheng Hsin Rehabilitation Medical Center Cooperative Program CH-NDMC-107-10, CH-NDMC-108-3National Defense/Technology Cooperative Program No. 105-2623-E-016-004-DTri-Service General Hospital Research Program No. TSGH-C106-014
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There have been numerous recent advances in wound care management. Nevertheless, the assessment of hemostatic dressing is essential to enable surgeons and other physicians and healthcare professionals to make the correct decisions regarding the disposition of severe hemorrhage. Here, we investigated the relative efficacies of chitosan-based and conventional gauze dressings in a rat model of femoral artery hemorrhage and in patients with surgical wounds. Dressing effectiveness was evaluated based on hemostatic profiles, biocompatibility, antimicrobial activity, and blood factor responses in coagulation. Relative to standard gauze dressing, the chitosan fiber (CF) dressing treatment significantly shortened the time to hemostasis in injured rats. Moreover, the CF dressing significantly prolonged partial thromboplastin time, enhanced blood absorption, and reduced antithrombin production without altering the prothrombin ratio. Unlike regular gauze bandages, the CF dressing demonstrated remarkable antibacterial activity. The results of this study indicate the effectiveness of chitosan as a hemostatic dressing and elucidate its underlying mechanism. It is possible that chitosan surgical dressings could serve as first-line intervention in hospital emergency care for uncontrolled hemorrhage.

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antithrombinchitosan dressingcoagulation factorhemorrhagehemostasis

Identifiers

PMID31752424
PMCPMC6918334
OpenAlexW2991438141

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