<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Adl, Hajir</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Henkelman, Erika</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Goldman, Ran D.</style></author></authors><secondary-authors></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Topical skin adhesives for laceration repair in children</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Canadian Family Physician</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2021</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2021-04-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">260-262</style></pages><doi><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10.46747/cfp.6704260</style></doi><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">67</style></volume><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></issue><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Question A 4-year-old child presented to my office recently with a 2-cm forehead laceration. The child had needle phobia and was very upset, so suturing in the office might have been very challenging. The parents were also concerned about the use of suture. Can topical skin adhesives (TSAs) be used instead of sutures, and what factors should be considered?Answer Lacerations in children are common and TSAs are useful alternatives to sutures. They achieve comparable outcomes to suturing in appropriately selected wounds. Appropriate lacerations are small, superficial, appropriately cleaned, and have well approximated edges that are not under tension. Complications such as wound dehiscence and infection are rare and cosmetic outcomes are comparable to sutures. Using TSAs can also save time, minimize patient anxiety, and eliminate the need for suture removal.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>