RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Use of tissue adhesives in the management of paediatric lacerations
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 382
OP 385
DO 10.1136/emj.19.5.382
VO 19
IS 5
A1 A Mattick
YR 2002
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/19/5/382.abstract
AB The ideal method of wound closure in children who present to the accident and emergency department with lacerations, is painless, rapid, easy to perform, safe, and results in minimal scarring. Tissue adhesives have relatively recently been used as a “no needle” alternative to conventional suturing. This review reports on the development of tissue adhesives and analyses how close they are to this ideal method of wound closure.