Parameters | Negative Control | Positive control (SurgisponTM) | Gum tragacanth (sponge) | Gum tragacanth (powder) | Xanthan gum (sponge) | Xanthan gum (powder) | Guar gum (sponge) | Guar gum (powder) | Gum acacia (sponge) | Gum acacia (powder) |
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No. of animals | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Initial wt. of sponge dressing before application (g) | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.49 ± 0.01 | N/A | 0.18 ± 0.01 | N/A | 0.23 ± 0.01 | N/A | 0.52 ± 0.01 | N/A |
Final wt. of sponge dressing after application (g) | 1.02 ± 0.08 | 0.62 ± 0.07 | 0.63 ± 0.07 | N/A | 0.74 ± 0.05 | N/A | 0.88 ± 0.05 | N/A | 0.81 ± 0.09 | N/A |
Amount of blood absorbed by dressing (g) | 0.94 ± 0.09 | 0.60 ± 0.09 | 0.14 ± 0.09** | N/A | 0.56 ± 0.05** | N/A | 0.65 ± 0.05 | N/A | 0.29 ± 0.08** | N/A |
Time for hemostasis (s) | 557.2 ± 32.07 | 333.3 ± 38.84 | 156.2 ± 12.86** | 76.00 ± 12.55** | 252.2 ± 26.64** | 148.5± 11.98** | 322.7 ± 26.51 | 280.3 ± 20.05** | 235.2 ± 12.67** | 258.7± 28.61** |
Adherence strength of test agent | Low | Low | Moderate | High | Low | High | Low | Moderate | Low | Low |
Incidence of re-bleeding | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Survival of animal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |