Several reports have stressed the complications that may follow cardiac resuscitation (Baringer et al., 1961; Bynum, Connell, and Hawk, 1963; Jude, Kouwenhoven, and Knickerbocker, 1964), but gastric lacerations were not documented until Lundberg et al. (1967) reported their occurrence in 5 patients at necropsy. We report another 4 patients with gastric lacerations at necropsy, and one patient s...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the demographics and treatment of facial lacerations in pediatric patients. A retrospective record-based analysis was administered on 3783 patients (<15 years of age) presenting with facial lacerations from March 2002 to February 2011. Males were injured more frequently across all age groups (65.3%) and especially in the 13- to 15-year-old group (81.3%) (P ...

BACKGROUND We examined the obstetric outcomes of singleton vaginal deliveries in women with cerclage at our institute to confirm the risk of intrapartum cervical lacerations in vaginal deliveries of women with cerclage. METHODS Data on all Japanese singleton vaginal deliveries at ≥ 34 weeks' gestation managed at the Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital between 2008 and 2014 were c...

This study was designed to compare the infection rates of simple lacerations irrigated with tap water versus sterile normal saline before repair. Patients with simple lacerations to an extremity that were less than 8 hours from injury were prospectively enrolled. Exclusions from the study were: dog bites, hand lacerations, immunocompromised patients, and those on antibiotics at the time of inju...

Tissue adhesives are effective and yield results comparable to those with conventional suturing of superficial, linear, and low-tension lacerations. The cosmetic outcome is similar; wound complications, such as infection and dehiscence, may be lower with tissue adhesives. Wound closure of superficial lacerations by tissue adhesives is quicker and less painful compared with conventional suturing...