A Recent Advance in the Closure of Skin Wounds on Fragile Skin

A Recent Advance in the Closure of Skin Wounds on Fragile Skin

The delicate nature of the skin in elderly patients poses a difficult challenge to healthcare providers. Emergency departments are frequently presented with traumatic skin tears and soft tissue avulsions in this group of patients. Procedures aimed at closure of these types of wounds often result in...

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Main Authors: John Ko, Jeffrey S. Freed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6687961
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spelling doaj-cc16dfc892c743eb87de8c61d26b6ea72021-07-12T02:13:01ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Emergency Medicine2090-64982021-01-01202110.1155/2021/6687961A Recent Advance in the Closure of Skin Wounds on Fragile SkinJohn Ko0Jeffrey S. Freed1Department of SurgeryDepartment of SurgeryThe delicate nature of the skin in elderly patients poses a difficult challenge to healthcare providers. Emergency departments are frequently presented with traumatic skin tears and soft tissue avulsions in this group of patients. Procedures aimed at closure of these types of wounds often result in worsening of the tears. The DermaClip® skin closure device, which can eliminate the need for anesthesia, addresses these disadvantages and allows for atraumatic, cosmetically satisfactory closure in a rapid and efficient manner, saving time, and costs.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6687961
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description The delicate nature of the skin in elderly patients poses a difficult challenge to healthcare providers. Emergency departments are frequently presented with traumatic skin tears and soft tissue avulsions in this group of patients. Procedures aimed at closure of these types of wounds often result in worsening of the tears. The DermaClip® skin closure device, which can eliminate the need for anesthesia, addresses these disadvantages and allows for atraumatic, cosmetically satisfactory closure in a rapid and efficient manner, saving time, and costs.
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