Randomized Controlled Comparison of Cosmetic Outcomes of Simple Facial Lacerations Closed With Steri Strip??? Skin Closures or Dermabond??? Tissue Adhesive

Zempsky, William T.; Parrotti, David; Grem, Christine; Nichols, Jennifer

doi:10.1097/01.pec.0000136068.45198.ae

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“…Similarly, Shamiyeh et al 24 demonstrated that the use of skin adhesive was 14 times that of sutured closure and 40 times that of adhesive dressings in varicose vein surgery. A randomised controlled trial by Zempsky et al 25 achieved similar cosmetic results with reduced cost using adhesive tape closure versus tissue glue in facial lacerations in children.…”

Section: A Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial Of Stapled Versus Timentioning

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A Blinded, Randomised, Controlled Trial of Stapled Versus Tissue Glue Closure of Neck Surgery Incisions

Ridgway

Mahmood

Moore³

et al. 2007

annals

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Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2007; 89: 242-246 242Acceptable wound cosmesis and neck mobility are important outcomes following cervicotomy. Methods of skin closure vary in published series and are largely the result of surgeon choice based upon the need for a rapid, economic and reproducible technique of skin apposition. Recent advances in skin closure include the use of skin staples and tissue glues. Though each of these modalities has been evaluated against standard sutured methods in randomised clinical trials, no such comparison between these methods has been performed following cervicotomy. This blinded, randomised, controlled trial seeks to address this by comparing the speed and cosmetic results of cervicotomy closure using tissue glue or skin staples. Patients and MethodsThe trial protocol was reviewed and approved by local research ethics committee. The study population comprised patients undergoing primary cervicotomy for thyroid or parathyroid surgery at a single district general hospital. Primary outcome measure was time taken to complete skin closure. A power calculation yielded that 30 participants were required based on a halving of closure time with 80% power, an allocation ratio of 1:1 to glue and staple groups and a two-sided significance test at the 5% level. Secondary outcomes were neck mobility, scar cosmesis score and perioperative adverse event rates. Inclusion criteria were planned primary thyroid or parathyroid surgery in patients of the age and ability to give informed consent, with no known allergies to the products to be used and agreeing to randomisation procedure. Exclusion criteria were secondary neck surgery, history of poor compliance with medical treatments, allergy to products to be used or inability to give informed consent for inclusion or randomisation. Potential participants were identified at outpatient visits when the decision for surgical excision was Cosmetic acceptability of scar and neck mobility are important outcomes after collar line incision for neck surgery. This randomised, controlled trial compares these parameters in closures using tissue glue (Dermabond™, Ethicon, UK) and skin staples. HEAD AND NECK

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Section: A Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial Of Stapled Versus Timentioning

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A Blinded, Randomised, Controlled Trial of Stapled Versus Tissue Glue Closure of Neck Surgery Incisions

Ridgway

Mahmood

Moore³

et al. 2007

annals

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“…The present study shows significant less postoperative pain in Adhesive glue group. The earlier studies by Zempsky.W.T., et al [17], Arunachalam.P, et al [18], and Quinn.J.,et al, have compared the post-operative pain using Visual Analogue Scale of 0 to 100 and have shown less post-operative pain in Adhesive glue group. In the present study there is significant less pain in Adhesive glue group up to first 72 hours following surgery.…”

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Comparative Study of Primary Skin Closure with Adhesive Skin Glue and Conventional Suture Material in Clean Elective Surgery

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Naik²

2016

IJIMS

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“…5 Procedure time is reduced. 1,2,5,8 Studies reported that the time of the actual wound repair in all settings was less than formal suturing. Sedation, which is sometimes used in children having sutures, is not needed with skin glues.…”

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“…Some experts believe that wounds greater than 4 cm should not be closed with skin glue alone 6 while others believe up to 10 cm is acceptable 7,8 . A general agreement is that for optimum results, wounds should be less than 4 cm in length.…”

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“…The results universally recorded that final cosmetic appearance for skin glues was similar to sutures, and both were better than adhesive strips. 8,9 Skin glues are expensive. However, when compared with equipment and labour costs as well as the need for follow-up for suture removal, the overall cost is felt to be equivalent to sutures.…”

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Skin glues for wound closure

Marshall¹

2013

Aust Prescr

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Randomized Controlled Comparison of Cosmetic Outcomes of Simple Facial Lacerations Closed With Steri Strip??? Skin Closures or Dermabond??? Tissue Adhesive

Abstract: Steri Strip Skin Closures and Dermabond provide similar cosmetic outcomes for closure of simple facial lacerations. Steri Strip Skin Closure may represent a low-cost alternative for closure of simple facial lacerations.

Cited by 91 publications

References 22 publications

A Blinded, Randomised, Controlled Trial of Stapled Versus Tissue Glue Closure of Neck Surgery Incisions

A Blinded, Randomised, Controlled Trial of Stapled Versus Tissue Glue Closure of Neck Surgery Incisions

Comparative Study of Primary Skin Closure with Adhesive Skin Glue and Conventional Suture Material in Clean Elective Surgery

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