Dermabond™ tissue adhesive versus steri-strips™ in unilateral cleft lip repair: An audit of infection and hypertrophic scar rates

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 614-619

  Wilson, Andrew D H ^a   Mercer, Nigel ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cleft lip repair; Dermabond; Hypertrophic scar; Infection; Steri strips

Indexed keywords

TISSUE ADHESIVE; CYANOACRYLATE DERIVATIVE; CYANOACRYLIC ACID OCTYL ESTER; OCTYL 2-CYANOACRYLATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; INFANT; INFECTION; LIP RECONSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; FOLLOW UP; KELOID; METHODOLOGY; ORAL SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TAPE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLEFT LIP; CYANOACRYLATES; ENGLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; KELOID; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL TAPE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 55949094662     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: 15451569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/07-072.1     Document Type: Article

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