Management of lacerations in the emergency department

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2003 Feb;21(1):205-31. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8627(02)00087-1.

Abstract

The goals of wound management are simple: avoid infection and achieve a functional and aesthetically pleasing scar. This is achieved by reducing tissue contamination, debriding devitalized tissue, and restoring perfusion in poorly perfused wounds, in conjunction with a well-approximated skin closure.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anesthesia / methods
  • Bites and Stings / therapy
  • Emergency Service, Hospital*
  • Emergency Treatment / methods*
  • Foreign Bodies / therapy
  • Humans
  • Lacerations / therapy*
  • Sutures
  • Wound Infection / prevention & control
  • Wounds, Penetrating / therapy