TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 10. Methods for Wound Closure
A1  - Cline, David M.
A2  - Cline, David M.
A2  - Ma, O. John
A2  - Cydulka, Rita K.
A2  - Meckler, Garth D.
A2  - Handel, Daniel A.
A2  - Thomas, Stephen H.
PY  - 2012
T2  - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 7e
AB  - Wounds  can  be  closed  primarily  in  the  emergency  department  (ED)  by  the  placement  of  sutures,  surgical  staples,  skin  closure  tapes,  and  adhesives.  All  wounds  heal  with  some  scarring;  however,  preferred  closure  techniques  make  scars  less  noticeable.  It  is  important  to  match  each  layer  of  a  wound  edge  to  its  counterpart.  Care  must  be  taken  to  avoid  having  one  wound  edge  roll  inward.  The  rolled-in  edge  promotes  wound  infection  as  well  as  misaligns  the  dermis  and  epidermis  causing  wound  dehiscence  and  increased  scarring.  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/20
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56271658
ER  -