Effect of frequent water immersion on the rate of tissue adhesive sloughing: A randomized study

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 391-395

  Carleo, Christopher ^a   Singer, Adam J ^a   Thode Jr , Henry C ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Failure; Immersion; Soaking; Tissue adhesives

Indexed keywords

CYANOACRYLIC ACID OCTYL ESTER; SOAP; TISSUE ADHESIVE; WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LOG RANK TEST; MALE; PLOTS AND CURVES; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL; SUTURE; VISCOSITY; VOLUNTEER; WATER IMMERSION; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 29844452626     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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