The use of histoacryl tissue adhesive for the primary closure of scalp wounds

A prospective evaluation of Histoacryl tissue adhesive for the repair of simple scalp wounds is described. Fifty wounds were repaired using the adhesive and, on examination 5 days later, 49 wounds were fully healed, the remaining wound having only a small area of dehiscence. The advantage of this me...

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Published inArchives of emergency medicine Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 110 - 112
Main Authors Morton, R J, Gibson, M F, Sloan, J P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine 01.06.1988
Blackwell
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Drug Evaluation
Enbucrilate - analogs & derivatives
Enbucrilate - therapeutic use
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Scalp - injuries
Skin plastic surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Tissue Adhesives
Wound Healing - drug effects
Dressing
Skin disease
Scalp
Adhesive
Wound
Surgery
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Summary:A prospective evaluation of Histoacryl tissue adhesive for the repair of simple scalp wounds is described. Fifty wounds were repaired using the adhesive and, on examination 5 days later, 49 wounds were fully healed, the remaining wound having only a small area of dehiscence. The advantage of this method of wound repair is discussed.
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ISSN:0264-4924
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DOI:10.1136/emj.5.2.110