A randomized, controlled trial comparing long-term cosmetic outcomes of traumatic pediatric lacerations repaired with absorbable plain gut versus nonabsorbable nylon sutures

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 730-735

  Karounis, Helen ^a   Gouin, Serge ^b   Eisman, Harley ^a   Chalut, Dominic ^a   Pelletier, Helene ^a   Williams, Bruce ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

cosmesis; pediatrics; sutures; traumatic lacerations; wounds

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; NYLON; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BITE; BLEEDING DISORDER; CATGUT; CHONDROPATHY; COLLAGEN DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSH TRAUMA; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCALP; SCAR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; CATGUT; CHILD; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; MALE; NYLONS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 3042522644     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2003.12.029     Document Type: Article

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