title: Topical adhesive as a wound dressing for elective abdominal surgery.
abstract: The choice of wound dressing after abdominal surgery is not always easy. We describe a simple technique using acyanoacrylate wound adhesive to provide a water resistant, flexible, sealed dressing which is simple to use, requires no nursing time to 'maintain' and is particularly useful in the presence of stomas or open drains.
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK. neil.borley@egnhst.org.uk
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Borley
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Mortensen
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; C100832:octyl 2-cyanoacrylate