Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of absorbable bone hemostatic materials (ABHM) after bone injury.Methods A total of 230 patients who presented with haemostasis due to bone bleeding caused by mechanical injury, such as osteotomy, bone drilling or bone cutting, and who were admitted to nine different hospitals between February 2022 and August 2023, were analysed. The patients were randomly divided into a study group and a control group, receiving ABHM and bone wax, respectively. The study group comprised 114 patients, including 46 males and 68 females, with an average age of (53.33±15.85) years, while the control group comprised 116 patients, including 49 males and 67 females, with an average age of (52.10±15.70) years. The primary evaluation indicator was the effective rate of hemostasis within 3 min. The secondary evaluation indicators were the wound healing time and the changes of hemoglobin. The safety evaluation indicator was the incidence of adverse events.Results The effective hemostasis rate was 99.12% in the study group and 99.14% in the control group, there was no significant difference in the main efficacy evaluation indicator between the two groups (P>0.05). The haemoglobin change rates at 12, 30 and 90 d after surgery were 42.86%, 83.16% and 89.52% respectively in the study group, and 45.95%, 81.52% and 87.38% respectively in the bone wax control group. Wound healing times at 12, 30 and 90 d after surgery were 55.20%, 93.86% and 97.37% respectively in the study group, and 53.90%, 91.23% and 98.25% respectively in the bone wax control group. There was no statistical difference in any of the secondary efficacy evaluation indicators between the two groups (all P>0.05). Adverse reactions that were definitely or possibly related to the study materials occurred in 11 cases (9.65%) in the study group and 9 cases (7.76%) in the control group. However, the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05).Conclusion ABHM is effective and safe for occluding vascular openings in damaged bone via mechanical tamponade. There was also no increased risk of complications. It is worthy of clinical application and promotion. |