A comparison of aesthetic outcome between tissue adhesive and subcuticular suture in thyroidectomy wound closure in a multiracial country: A randomized controlled trial | Zendy

LiYing Teoh | Zendy; Shun-Siang Chong | Zendy; Siew-Yep Hoh | Zendy; Mei-Shi Teoh | Zendy; Khoon-Leong Ng | Zendy

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A comparison of aesthetic outcome between tissue adhesive and subcuticular suture in thyroidectomy wound closure in a multiracial country: A randomized controlled trial

Author(s) -

LiYing Teoh,

Shun-Siang Chong,

Siew-Yep Hoh,

Mei-Shi Teoh,

Khoon-Leong Ng

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

asian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.636

H-Index - 33

eISSN - 0219-3108

pISSN - 1015-9584

DOI - 10.1016/j.asjsur.2018.09.014

Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , patient satisfaction , randomized controlled trial , wound closure , fibrous joint , thyroidectomy , statistical significance , scoring system , wound healing , thyroid

Monofilament sutures, both absorbable and non-absorbable, have been used for wound closure. Tissue adhesive has been used in closure of clean, low tension wounds. However, there have been very few published studies on the aesthetic outcomes in neck surgeries. The aim of this study is to compare the patients' and doctors' satisfaction scores in the aesthetic outcome between both methods of closure of thyroidectomy wounds using validated scoring systems.

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