Pediatric wound management: The role of tissue adhesives

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-140

  Osmond, Martin H ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Butylcyanoacrylate; Cyanoacrylate; Octylcyanocrylate; Pediatric lacerations; Tissue adhesive; Wound closure

Indexed keywords

CYANOACRYLATE; CYANOACRYLATE DERIVATIVE; CYANOACRYLIC ACID OCTYL ESTER; ENBUCRILATE; FORMALDEHYDE; TISSUE ADHESIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHILDHOOD INJURY; ESTHETICS; HUMAN; LACERATION; REVIEW; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0032963547     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199904000-00015     Document Type: Review

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