Lindsay A Gil, Lindsey Asti, Leah Nishimura, Ashley R Banks, Jennifer Woodard, Saleem Islam, Christopher B Forrest, Shannon N Acker, Loren Berman, Myron Allukian, Beth Rymeski, Sarah Greenberg, Kelly Kelleher, Peter C Minneci
INTRODUCTION: Our objective was to perform a feasibility study using real-world data from a learning health system (LHS) to describe current practice patterns of wound closure and explore differences in outcomes associated with the use of tissue adhesives and other methods of wound closure in the pediatric surgical population to inform a potentially large study. METHODS: A multi-institutional cross-sectional study was performed of a random sample of patients <18 y-old who underwent laparoscopic appendectomy, open or laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, umbilical hernia repair, or repair of traumatic laceration from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019...
December 28, 2023: Journal of Surgical Research