Tissue Glue and Iatrogenic Eyelid Gluing in Children

ABSTRACTTissue glues are commonly used in emergency departments to treat straight-edged lacerations and are advocated for use on the face or head. Although application is relatively quick and easy, this can potentially lead to inadvertent eyelid involvement, with potential medicolegal implications....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric emergency care 2012-08, Vol.28 (8), p.810-811
Hauptverfasser:	Coutts, Sophie J, Sandhu, Ranjit, Geh, Vernon S.Y
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Child, Preschool Cyanoacrylates - administration & dosage Cyanoacrylates - adverse effects Emergency Service, Hospital Enbucrilate - administration & dosage Enbucrilate - adverse effects Eyelids Female Forehead - injuries Humans Iatrogenic Disease Infant Lacerations - therapy Male Tissue Adhesives - administration & dosage Tissue Adhesives - adverse effects
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Zusammenfassung:	ABSTRACTTissue glues are commonly used in emergency departments to treat straight-edged lacerations and are advocated for use on the face or head. Although application is relatively quick and easy, this can potentially lead to inadvertent eyelid involvement, with potential medicolegal implications. We present 2 cases of such eyelid gluing with tissue glue after it was used on children for closure of supraorbital lacerations.
ISSN:	0749-5161 1535-1815
DOI:	10.1097/PEC.0b013e31826288fa