OP-SITE SKIN CLOSURE - A COMPARISON WITH SUBCUTICULAR AND INTERRUPTED SUTURES

  • 1 January 1983
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 65  (2) , 83-84
Abstract
Op-Site skin closure [in humans] was compared with 2 standard techniques of wound closure, interrupted silk sutures and subcuticular nylon. The Op-Site skin closure allowed freer drainage of secretions from the wound and the incidence of erythema and tenderness was significantly lower. There was a greater tendency for the wound edges to slip out of alignment or invert.