title: Tetanus prophylaxis in superficial corneal abrasions.
abstract: A short cut review was carried out to establish whether tetanus prophylaxis is indicated after non-penetrating corneal abrasion. Altogether 30 papers were found using the reported search, of which one presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of this best paper are tabulated. A clinical bottom line is stated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK.
authors.forename: Prodeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sivakumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013742:Tetanus / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid
chemical_list: D013745:Tetanus Toxoid