Prospective, randomized, controlled trial of tissue adhesive (2- octylcyanoacrylate) vs standard wound closure techniques for laceration repair

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 94-99

  Singer, Adam J ^a   Hollander, Judd E ^a,c   Valentine, Sharon M ^a   Turque, Theo W ^a   McCuskey, Charles F ^a   Quinn, James V ^b,d   Chale, Stuart ^e   Homan, Clark ^e   Kattus, Lester ^e   Brogan Jr , Gerard ^e  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Cosmetic appearance; Cyanoacrylate; Infection; Lacerations; Octylcyanoacrylate; Staples; Sutures; Tissue adhesives; Wounds

Indexed keywords

2 OCTYLCYANOACRYLATE; TISSUE ADHESIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 6844249438     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1998.tb02590.x     Document Type: Article

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