Use of adhesive surgical tape with the absorbable continuous subcuticular suture

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 626-629

  Kolt, Jeremy D ^a,b  

^a Sandringham Hospital   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Suture techniques; Sutures; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ABSORPTION; CELL ADHESION; DATA BASE; EPIDERMIS; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCAR; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TAPE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ADHESIVES; BANDAGES; HUMANS; SKIN; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0042827606     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.02696.x     Document Type: Review

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