Use of skin glue versus traditional wound closure methods in brain surgery: A prospective, randomized, controlled study

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 535-539

  Chibbaro, Salvatore ^a   Tacconi, Leonello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain surgery; Cyanoacrylate products; Neurosurgery; Wound closure

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; CYANOACRYLIC ACID OCTYL ESTER; ENBUCRILATE; N BUTYLOCTYLCYANOACRYLATE; TISSUE ADHESIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLIP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG EFFICACY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOLLANDER WOUND SCORE SCALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN INCISION; STAPLER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND COMPLICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOTOMY; CYANOACRYLATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449186306     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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