[Utility of octyl 2-cyanoacrylate in pediatric surgery].
OBJECTIVE
The aim this study was to demonstrate the utility and suitability of octyl-2-cianocrylate in cutaneus repair of different conditions in the pediatric population. Octyl-2-cianocrylate is a topical tissular adhesive which can be used on skin and which has been tested in surgical practice as a wound sealant, avoiding the use of conventional sutures.


METHODS
We applied octyl-2-cianocrylate in 100 patients with skin wounds smaller than 5 cm. The patients were distributed as follows: Emergency department: simple sharp wounds in the face and extremities (20 patients); surgical block: surgical wounds in 80 patients with the following conditions: inguinal hernia (20 patients), cryptorchidism (20 patients), umbilical hernia (10 patients), hypospadias (17 patients), post-hypospadias fistula repair (8 patients) and cleft lip (5 patients). The results were analyzed in terms of efficacy, cosmetic result, procedure time, material used, and patient comfort.


CONCLUSIONS
Octyl-2-cianocrylate was easier to use than conventional sutures in all its applications, requiring less time than conventional sutures and therefore lowering the cost per procedure.
Castañón García-Alix
M
M
Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica. Unidad Integrada Hospital Sant Joan de Déu-Clínic. Universidad de Barcelona. España.
Sancho Vendrell
M A
MA
Parri Ferrandis
F J
FJ
San Vicente Vela
B
B
García Aparicio
L
L
Tarrado Castellarnau
X
X
Muñoz Fernández
M E
ME
Morales Fochs
L
L
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000628:therapy
D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; C100832:octyl 2-cyanoacrylate