Hair apposition technique for scalp laceration repair: a randomized controlled trial comparing physicians and nurses (HAT 2 study)

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 433-438

  Ong, Marcus Eng Hock ^a   Chan, Yiong Huak ^b   Teo, Josephine ^a   S, Saroja ^a   Yap, Susan ^a   Ang, Pauline Hwee Yen ^a   Lim, Swee Han ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR APPOSITION TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SCALP LACERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; MALE; NURSES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41949135127     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.07.008     Document Type: Article

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