Tissue adhesive, adhesive tape, and sutures for skin closure of paediatric surgical wounds: prospective randomized clinical trial.
Tandon S, Ensor ND, Pacilli M, Laird AJ, Bortagaray JI, Stunden RJ et al.
Br J Surg 2022; 109: 1087-1095.
After six weeks, cosmetic scores were best with sutures and worst with glue (P=0.014), but the differences were no longer apparent in this study that included 295 children (333 surgical wounds).
Comment: No strong conclusion about which method should be used.
27 December 2022
Read paperAcademy
Part of the charitable activity of the Society, BJS Academy is an online educational resource for current and future surgeons.
The Academy is comprised of five distinct sections: Continuing surgical education, Young BJS, Cutting edge, Scientific surgery and Surgical news. Although the majority of this is open access, additional content is available to BJS subscribers and strategic partners.
