Severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding is halted by endoscopically delivered self-propelling thrombin powder: A porcine pilot study

Background and study aims Hemostatic powders have emerged recently to treat upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB). Previously, we developed a novel self-propelling thrombin powder (SPTP) that effectively manages external pulsatile arterial bleed without compression, by effervescing and carrying thr...

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Main Authors: Nabil Ali-Mohamad, Massimo Cau, James Baylis, Veronika Zenova, Hugh Semple, Andrew Beckett, Andrew McFadden, Fergal Donnellan, Christian Kastrup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2021-04-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1374-5839