Closure of traumatic wounds without cleaning and suturing.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:In less than ideal situations wounds have to be closed without extensive cleaning using sterile adhesive strips (Steristrips). This prospective analyses the efficiency of this technique and compares it to the more conventional approach. METHODS:Altogether 147 lacerations were closed with sterile strips with no wound cleaning. Patients were subsequently followed up for a minimum of three months. RESULTS:The sepsis rate in compliant patients was 1.4% with a total complication rate of 2.7%. CONCLUSION:This technique, while contradicting the "sacred tenets" of wound closure, is a cheap, quick, and effective alternative to routine closure of traumatic wounds in a casualty department.

journal_name

Postgrad Med J

authors

Maharaj D,Sharma D,Ramdass M,Naraynsingh V

doi

10.1136/pmj.78.919.281

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-05-01 00:00:00

pages

281-2

issue

919

eissn

0032-5473

issn

1469-0756

journal_volume

78

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