Pressure sore pertains to tissue damage or necrosis that occurs due to lack of adequate nutrition following long-term exposure to pressure and decreased blood circulation. The aim of the study was to examine the effects of gelatin sponge combined with moist wound-healing nursing intervention in the treatment of phase III bedsore. In total, 50 patients with phase III bedsore were included in the...

AIM Bacitracin is one of the most frequently used agents for the topical irrigation of the cerebral cortex. The aim of this study is to investigate whether bacitracin has histopathological and ultrastructural effects when applied topically to the cerebral cortex. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty-eight rats were randomly assigned to four groups. Except the control group, each rat underwent left fro...

Objective: This study attempted to graft neural precursor cells (NPCs) differentiated from mouse induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSc) with gelatin sponge-electrospun Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)-Polyethylene glycol (PLGA/ PEG) nanofibers into transected rat spinal cords and to investigate whether the tissue engineering scaffolds could promote motor functional recovery. Methods: iPSc were dif...

The purpose of this study was to perform a number of preliminary in vitro evaluations on an array of modified gelatin gel sponge scaffolds for use in a bone graft application. The gelatin gels were modified through the addition of a number of components which each possess unique properties conducive to the creation and regeneration of bone: a preparation rich in growth factors (PRGF, a bioactiv...

OBJECTIVES To study the efficacy and safety of totally tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) using absorbable gelatin sponge as an adjunct. METHODS From January 2004 to March 2009, 45 patients underwent totally tubeless PNL (no internal drainage either with double J stent or ureteric catheter). Inclusion criteria were no significant bleeding from the nephrostomy tract or injury to the p...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to determine the effects of use of a local hemostatic gelatin sponge (GS) on postoperative morbidity in patients undergoing cesarean section (CS). MATERIAL AND METHODS The records of 318 patients who underwent CS surgery were retrospectively evaluated. Group 1 consisted of 59 patients with gelatin sponge (GS) applied, and Group 2 consisted of 259 patients with no GS ...

BACKGROUND The gold standard of tumor diagnosis is histological examination of a biopsy; however, there is concern that tumor cell dissemination along the needle track during percutaneous biopsy can cause local tumor relapse. We aimed to evaluate the value of an adriamycin (ADM)-loaded gelatin sponge in preventing tumor cell contamination along the biopsy needle track. METHODS Data were obtai...

Uterine leiomyoma, a benign tumor, may be treated with drugs, albeit surgical resection is more common. The present study aimed to evaluate the treatment of leiomyoma cases by uterine artery embolization (UAE) using a gelatin sponge prepared by the pumping method. The results of 700 leiomyoma cases treated by UAE in the outpatient department were evaluated. UAE was performed by injecting gelati...

Materials and Methods: The coadministration of kanamycin and ethacrynic acid was used to deafen the guinea pigs. An absorbable gelatin sponge immersed in recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-1 (rhIGF-1) was placed on the round window membrane of the experimental ear while a sponge containing saline was applied to control ear. Hearing function was assessed by auditory brain stem response...

1. The effects of a dietary supplement of cholesterol on liver vitamin A stores have been determined for normal and castrated young male rats. 2. When vitamin A and cholesterol were given in the diet together, liver vitamin A stores were significantly lowered to the same degree in normal and castrated animals. No significant changes in kidney or plasma vitamin A levels were observed. 3. If the ...