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  • Title: A combination of subcuticular suture and sterile Micropore tape compared with conventional interrupted sutures for skin closure. A controlled trial.
    Author: Taube M, Porter RJ, Lord PH.
    Journal: Ann R Coll Surg Engl; 1983 May; 65(3):164-7. PubMed ID: 6344732.
    Abstract:
    We have conducted a controlled trial to compare skin closure using conventional interrupted sutures with a combination of subcuticular suture and sterile Micropore tape in 169 patients undergoing appendicectomy, inguinal herniorrhaphy, or saphenofemoral ligation. We have found that the combination technique consistently gives a better cosmetic result and that the tape acts well as a dressing, is convenient, and is well tolerated by patients.
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