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Seminar Discusses Use of Surgical Tape Instead of Sutures

Seminar Discusses Use of Surgical Tape Instead of Sutures The effective use of a new surgical adhesive tape, in place of thread sutures, to close skin wounds and major incisions was reported to surgeons at a seminar held in conjunction with the annual clinical congress of the American College of Surgeons. Investigators from seven U.S. hospitals and three foreign medical centers singled out the reduction of superficial skin infections—often seen with sutured wounds—as the biggest advantage of the tape closure method. The scientists reported on the use of tape strips utilizing an inert adhesive with a porous backing on more than 6,000 surgical patients over a three-year period. Dr. Robert J. Freeark, director of Surgical Education at Cook County Hospital in Chicago said the value of closure with the tape "has been clearly established" in the management of traumatic wounds. "In the surgical dispensary of a http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Seminar Discusses Use of Surgical Tape Instead of Sutures

JAMA , Volume 182 (5) – Nov 3, 1962

Seminar Discusses Use of Surgical Tape Instead of Sutures

Abstract


The effective use of a new surgical adhesive tape, in place of thread sutures, to close skin wounds and major incisions was reported to surgeons at a seminar held in conjunction with the annual clinical congress of the American College of Surgeons.
Investigators from seven U.S. hospitals and three foreign medical centers singled out the reduction of superficial skin infections—often seen with sutured wounds—as the biggest advantage of the tape closure method. The...
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American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1962 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1962.03050440110045
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Abstract

The effective use of a new surgical adhesive tape, in place of thread sutures, to close skin wounds and major incisions was reported to surgeons at a seminar held in conjunction with the annual clinical congress of the American College of Surgeons. Investigators from seven U.S. hospitals and three foreign medical centers singled out the reduction of superficial skin infections—often seen with sutured wounds—as the biggest advantage of the tape closure method. The scientists reported on the use of tape strips utilizing an inert adhesive with a porous backing on more than 6,000 surgical patients over a three-year period. Dr. Robert J. Freeark, director of Surgical Education at Cook County Hospital in Chicago said the value of closure with the tape "has been clearly established" in the management of traumatic wounds. "In the surgical dispensary of a

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Nov 3, 1962

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