RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Staples or sutures for repair of scalp laceration in adults
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 327
OP 328
DO 10.1136/emj.19.4.327-a
VO 19
IS 4
A1 Kerstin Hogg
A1 Simon Carley
YR 2002
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/19/4/327.2.abstract
AB A short cut review was carried out to establish whether staples are better than sutures for scalp wound repair in adults. Altogether 42 papers were found using the reported search, of which four presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these best papers are tabulated. A clinical bottom line is stated.