An alternative to sutures.
Cyanoacrylate tissue adhesives are used in numerous settings to close wounds without the use of sutures. The product and its use for closing chest tube wounds is discussed.
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Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA.
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D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy; D013537:Sutures; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; C119247:octylcyanoacrylate