title: Octyl-2-cyanoacrylate adhesive for skin closure and prevention of infection in plastic surgery.
abstract: No complete scientific study has yet investigated the incidence of surgical-site infections in plastic surgery operations. However, it has been noted that in the case of wound infection, the aesthetic and sometimes the functional results become invalidated by delay and an alteration of the healing processes, thus necessitating surgical correction. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of applying tissue adhesive on surgical wounds in plastic surgery as a protection capable of reducing the onset of infection, and to verify the existence of a statistically significant difference between treated and untreated wounds, and to determine patients' satisfaction with their cicatricial results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Siena, Viale Bracci, 1, Siena, 53100, Italy. silvestrialessandro@gmail.com
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Silvestri
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brandi
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grimaldi
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nisi
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brafa
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Calabrò
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: D'Aniello
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; C100832:octyl 2-cyanoacrylate