Hi, I'm Ellen and Cisco at Cincinnati Children's and here's an article you should know about. In this study, the authors wanted to see if there were differences in wound outcomes for kids with different types of skin closure. So they did a prospective randomized controlled trial between 2017 and 2018. They compared outcomes for three groups: sutures with tissue adhesive over top like Dermabond, sutures with adhesive tape over top like sterry strips, and sutures alone. They assessed wounds at two weeks, six weeks, and more than six months after the operation by surveying clinicians and parents. They found that the wounds with tissue adhesive had poorer cosmesis at six weeks, but the difference was gone by six months. And overall, there was no difference between the three groups at six months for clinicians or for parents. Let us know what you think and watch out for more articles you should know.
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