Genevieve R. Hillis, BME, DO; Crystal J. Yi, DO; David L. Amrani, PhD, FAHA, FAIMBE; Troy W. Akers, DO; Richard Schwartz, MD, FACEP; Ian Wedmore, MD, FACEP, FAWM, DiMM; John G. McManus, MD, MBA, MCR, FACEP, FAAEM
Conclusions: NuStat® is efficacious for immediate control of life-threat¬ening hemorrhage in a well-described and validated, traumatic, 5.5mm punch arteriotomy porcine model. NuStat® required less resuscitation fluid and allowed less blood loss after dressing application over the course of the 60-minute observation window. NuStat® had trends toward superiority over Quikclot® Combat Gauze in all additional primary and secondary metrics outcomes; however, these trends failed to reach statistical significance. In this study, NuStat® showed superiority or equivalence to Quikclot® Combat Gauze for all metrics evaluated.