title: An alternative to sutures.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Reger
mesh_terms: D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy; D013537:Sutures; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; C119247:octylcyanoacrylate