A Case Study of Delayed Primary Suturing in Facial Injuries Following Animal Bites

Chavan, Shrinivas S; Pawar, Vasant; Jain, Sandhya; Bansod, Sachin; Sonvani, Mangala; Babu, M. Rohit

doi:10.9734/bjmmr/2016/22634

Cited by 1 publication

(2 citation statements)

References 12 publications

(15 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Similar to previous studies, Chavan et al, the incidence of dog bite was highest among the injuries encountered, comprising 79% which is due to increased stray dog population in the developing countries. 8 The low incidence of swine bites may be due to location of our hospital in the city. The age group to be affected is also the younger population (0-15 yrs) and most common gender to be affected is male which was comparable with other studies.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Comparative study of primary closure versus non-closure of animal bite injuries in head and neck region: case study of 540 patients

Saple

Chavan

Kale

et al. 2019

Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Rabies is a zoonotic disease caused by lyssavirus and spread through saliva of rabid animal bite. This study was taken to compare primary closure versus non-closure of animal bite wounds.Methods: This is a prospective randomized study. Patients were divided into 2 groups. Group A consisted of patients with non-closure of wounds and group B with primary closure of wounds. Patients were followed up for wound healing time, infection and cosmesis. Results: This study consists of 540 patients (323 males and 217 females). The common age group was paediatric and geriatric age. Most common animal bite was from dogs. The average healing time in non-infected wound in group A versus group B with Lackman’s I and II grading was 10.5±1.25 and 12.5±1.5 days versus 7±1.25 and 8.5±1.5 days respectively. There were 19 cases in group A and 17 cases in group B with infection which subsided with antibiotics in 24 hrs. Cosmesis graded on VSS was better in group B (average 4.03±1.5) as compared to group A (average 2.44±0.185). Only one patient from group A with Lackman’s grade II contacted rabies died 2yrs after the bite.Conclusions: Animal bite wounds over head and neck were found to be more common in paediatric and geriatric population who are more vulnerable. Infection and spread of rabies virus through these wounds can be prevented by thorough debridement and cleaning whereas primary suturing helps in achieving early wound healing and better cosmesis producing a socially and functionally acceptable scar.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…It was comparable to other studies of Chavan et al, Rui-feng et al, Jain et al, which were of same opinion about better cosmetic result after suturing. 8,11,16…”

Section: Cosmesismentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparative study of primary closure versus non-closure of animal bite injuries in head and neck region: case study of 540 patients

Saple

Chavan

Kale

et al. 2019

Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

A Case Study of Delayed Primary Suturing in Facial Injuries Following Animal Bites

Abstract: Aims:To evaluate the role of delayed primary suturing in prevention of sepsis and achieving better cosmetic appearance in animal bite injuries over the head and neck areas.

Cited by 1 publication

References 12 publications

Comparative study of primary closure versus non-closure of animal bite injuries in head and neck region: case study of 540 patients

Comparative study of primary closure versus non-closure of animal bite injuries in head and neck region: case study of 540 patients

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About