A prospective, randomized comparison of skin adhesive and subcuticular suture for closure of pediatric hernia incisions: cost and cosmetic considerations

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1418-1422

  Brown, J Kristine ^a   Campbell, Brendan T ^a   Drongowski, Robert A ^a   Alderman, Amy K ^a   Geiger, James D ^a   Teitelbaum, Daniel H ^a   Quinn, James ^a   Coran, Arnold G ^a   Hirschl, Ronald B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cyanoacrylates; Skin adhesive; Wound closure

Indexed keywords

2 OCTYLCYANOACRYLATE; ADHESIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGEON; SUTURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND CLOSURE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 67649344112     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.02.051     Document Type: Article

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