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An Advance in Wound Care

Alexander T. Trott, MD

JAMA. 1997;277(19):1559-1560.

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In recent years, interest in the use of cyanoacrylate tissue adhesives (CTAs) for the closure of wounds, both traumatic and surgical, has grown rapidly. The study by Quinn et al,¹ published in this issue of THE JOURNAL, adds support for this method of wound closure. One of the few controlled studies of the use of CTAs^2,3 in wound care, it introduces a new CTA with potential advantages over those currently available. While CTAs have not yet been approved for marketing by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), approval is eagerly anticipated by practitioners and investigators who are aware of their many uses and potential. In all probability, CTAs will change the care of selected, uncomplicated lacerations and incisions in important ways. Because CTAs are easy to apply, perform as well as traditional sutures, and simplify wound care, they are likely to attract widespread interest and rapidly find their . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Footnotes
Correspondence: Alexander T. Trott, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 231 Bethesda Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0769 (e-mail: alexander.trott@uc.edu).

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