Surgical applications of cyanoacrylate adhesives: A review of toxicity

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 209-213

  Leggat, Peter A ^a   Smith, Derek R ^a,b   Kedjarune, Ureporn ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Japan)

^c PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cyanoacrylate; Medical; Occupational allergy; Occupational asthma; Occupational skin disease; Surgery; Toxic effect

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; CYANOACRYLATE; CYANOACRYLATE DERIVATIVE; CYANOACRYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CYANOACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; CYANOACRYLIC ACID OCTYL ESTER; DRUG CARRIER; SUTURE MATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE AGENT;

AIR CONDITIONING; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARCINOGENICITY; CYTOTOXICITY; ESTHETICS; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL STAFF; NEEDLE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; OPERATING ROOM; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; ROOM VENTILATION; SKIN TOXICITY; SURGICAL WOUND; SUTURING METHOD; WORKPLACE; WOUND CLOSURE;

CYANOACRYLATES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 33947147238     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04020.x     Document Type: Review

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