Oxidized cellulose

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Oxidized cellulose, also oxidized regenerated cellulose, is used for hemostasis.[1]

It is sold under the name Surgicel.[2]

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  1. Scher, KS.; Coil, JA. (Mar 1982). "Effects of oxidized cellulose and microfibrillar collagen on infection.". Surgery 91 (3): 301-4. PMID 7058512.
  2. Dokumcu, Z.; Polatdemir, K.; Ozcan, C.; Erdener, A. (Apr 2014). "Postoperative recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula: an unusual complication of oxidized regenerated cellulose (Surgicel®).". Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 78 (4): 701-3. doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.01.034. PMID 24576454.