Friday, July 17, 2009

RESEARCH ARTICLE: TISSUE ADHESIVE VS SUTURE

Comparative clinical studies on closure of skin incision with tissue adhesive (Iso amyl-2 cyanoacrylate) or sub-cuticular sutures in dogs.Personal Authors: Vandana Sangwan, Singh, A. P., Geeta, Ashok KumarAuthor Affiliation: Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Sciences, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar - 125 004, India.Editors: No editorsDocument Title: Haryana VeterinarianAbstract:
The present study was conducted in twelve clinically healthy female dogs for comparison of sub-cuticular sutures (6 animals) with tissue adhesive (6 animals) for closure of flank ovariohysterectomy skin incision. The repair time (mean±S. E.) for skin closure was slightly more in tissue adhesive group (106.66±20.43 seconds) as compared to sub-cuticular group (91.66±20.06 seconds). Wound infection was not present in any of the animals of both groups. Wound dehiscence was observed in 2 animals of each group. Cosmesis score of the tissue adhesive group was slightly better than that of the sub-cuticular group, indicating the usefulness of both the techniques in low tension area with smaller skin incisions.

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