Early Complications Following Facial Laceration Repair Performed by Emergency Physicians After One Year of Wound Closure Training.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Facial lacerations, which are common in the emergency department, have usually been repaired by non-facial trauma specialists, such as emergency physicians. Given the ongoing discussion regarding quality assurance or the optimal training model on facial laceration repair for nonspecialists, we sought to determine the impact of a 1-year wound closure training provided to emergency physicians. We hypothesized a decrease in early complications following facial wound closure after the training.

Methods

A retrospective observational study was conducted between 2013 and 2015 at an academic center. We included patients with isolated facial lacerations that were repaired by emergency physicians and reviewed by board-certified plastic surgeons during a follow-up visit. Pati

SUBMITTER: Yamamoto R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6194042 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature