Are tissue adhesives better than sutures for closing traumatic lacerations? Evidence update - Summary of a Cochrane Review

Effective Health Care Research Consortium (2006) Are tissue adhesives better than sutures for closing traumatic lacerations? Evidence update - Summary of a Cochrane Review. Liverpool, Effective Health Care Research Consortium, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.

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Abstract

Tissue adhesives yield similar cosmetic results, reduce procedure time and cause less pain than standard wound closure for simple traumatic lacerations, although the wound is more likely to re-open.

Item Type:	Other
Corporate Authors:	Effective Health Care Research Consortium
Additional Information:	Produced by the Effective Health Care Research Programme Consortium (www.liv.ac.uk/evidence), Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, supported by the Department for International Development UK; and the Australasian Cochrane Centre. Adapted from Farion K, Osmond MH, Hartling L, Russell K, Klassen T, Crumley E, Wiebe N. Tissue adhesives for traumatic lacerations in children and adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2001, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD003326. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003326 Evidence Update published in November 2006.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Cochrane Review CD003326, Tissue Adhesives, Lacerations, Trauma, Evidence Update
Subjects:	WO Surgery > WO 20 Research (General) WO Surgery > Traumatic Injuries > WO 700 General works
Faculty: Department:	Groups (2002 - 2012) > International Health Group
Related URLs:	http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/o/cochran... http://www.liv.ac.uk/evidence
Depositing User:	Martin Chapman
Date Deposited:	10 Sep 2010 09:58
Last Modified:	06 Feb 2018 13:01
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/1416

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