EVALUATION OF COMPLICATOINS AND BENEFITS OF HISTOACRYL TISSUE GLUE IN SURGICAL WOUNDS

Abstract

- Healing of surgical wounds and their complications such as infection or scar formation are of major concern in surgery. Tissue glues are advanced to reduce these problems. In a prospective study, we have evaluated surgical wound healing in 76 patients whose surgical wounds were repaired by tissue glues (Histoacryl). This study was performed in four leaching hospitals (Sina, Shariaty, Shohada, Razi). The major parameters co/isidered for this study were complete wound healing in the first postoperative week, early wound complications, late wound complications, and their relation with some other factors such as wound size and glue application techniques. In our study, complete wound healing in less than one week was seen in 81.9% of patients, whereas 18.1% had a longer course. Early complications consisted of (5.6%) infection and (2.8%) hematoma. Late complications included hypertrophy (O.48%) and widening (18.1%) of scars. Tliere was a significant correlation between wound size and healing time (P<0.05), but not between faulty techniques and scar formation.