title: [Skin sutures in pediatric surgery. Use of a fast-resorption synthetic thread].
abstract: Vicryl Rapide is a new, fast absorption skin suture material. Its spontaneous elimination avoids the conventional stitch removal. The tolerability of this material and the cosmetic results obtained were tested in a paediatric surgery department in elective surgery and in emergency surface wound sutures. Provided certain precautions are taken (tense sutures and sutures of the face must be avoided, since the thread passages are visible in 25 percent of the cases), the material is well tolerated; the cosmetic results and child comfort it provides and the absence of stitch removal makes Vicryl Rapide a first-choice material in paediatric surgery.
authors.affiliation: Clinique chirurgicale infantile, Hôpital des Enfants-malades, Paris.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Martelli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Catena
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rahon
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Boukheloua
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wicart
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pellerin
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011098:Polyglactin 910 / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D013537:Sutures; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D011098:Polyglactin 910
vernacular_title: Sutures cutanées en chirurgie pédiatrique. Utilisation d'un fil synthétique à résorption rapide.