Articles: sutures.
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Comparative Study
Octylcyanoacrylate tissue adhesive versus suture wound repair in a contaminated wound model.
Octylcyanoacrylate tissue adhesive is a topical wound closure that precludes the need for foreign bodies (sutures) to close wounds. It also has an in vitro antimicrobial effect when standard disc sensitivity tests are used. ⋯ Contaminated wounds closed with sutures had higher infection rates compared with those reported with topical tissue adhesive. The amount of colonization may not be an accurate method to determine infection.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
A randomized trial comparing octylcyanoacrylate tissue adhesive and sutures in the management of lacerations.
To assess the effectiveness of a new tissue adhesive for laceration closure. ⋯ Octylcyanoacrylate tissue adhesive effectively closes selected lacerations. This relatively painless and fast method of wound repair can replace the need for suturing several million lacerations each year.
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The Journal of pediatrics · May 1997
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialComparison of skin stapling devices and standard sutures for pediatric scalp lacerations: a randomized study of cost and time benefits.
To compare the total costs and the physician time requirements for suture and staple repair of pediatric scalp lacerations. ⋯ Stapling is faster and less expensive than suturing in the repair of uncomplicated pediatric scalp lacerations, with no additional complications. Physicians who treat children with scalp lacerations should consider the use of stapling devices.
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Comparative Study
A prospective comparison of octylcyanoacrylate tissue adhesive and suture for the closure of head and neck incisions.
To compare the tissue adhesive octylcyanoacrylate with subcuticular suture for the closure of head and neck incisions. ⋯ Octylcyanoacrylate was found to be an effective method of skin closure in clean head and neck incisions. The practical advantages of tissue adhesives are reviewed.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Prospective randomized trial of clips versus subcuticular polydioxanone for neck wound closure.