{"id":584,"date":"2013-07-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emlitofnote.com\/?p=584"},"modified":"2016-08-01T08:58:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T15:58:00","slug":"dermabond-the-tongue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emlitofnote.com\/?p=584","title":{"rendered":"Dermabond … The Tongue?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an addition to the pages of possibly brilliant innovations, this is a case report of an attempt to use 2-octyl cyanoacrylate (Dermabond) on the tongue.  The authors document a gaping laceration to the tongue on a pediatric patient \u2013 and a family that refused consent for sedation and suture repair.  So, even though Dermabond is not recommended for use on mucosal surfaces \u2013 onward!<\/p>\n

After extensive drying, the authors document secure and successful closure.  However, at the 24 hour wound check, the glue had begun to detach, requiring removal of the first application and a second treatment.  No further complications were encountered, and a 14-day revisit showed complete resolution of the injury.<\/p>\n

I agree with these authors \u2013 the tongue is not a trivial repair, particularly in the unruly youth.  The risk is probably minimal \u2013 although, the tissue adhesive could be problematic if it comes detached.  The laceration itself is documented in images \u2013 and, while it’s possible the still images don’t tell the story, I’m not sure it necessitated any repair at all.<\/p>\n

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I appreciate the novel use, but it’s unclear if this is a technique worth much enthusiasm in revisiting.<\/p>\n

“Pediatric Tongue Laceration Repair Using 2-Octyl Cyanoacrylate (Dermabond)”
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/23827167<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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In an addition to the pages of possibly brilliant innovations, this is a case report of an attempt to use 2-octyl cyanoacrylate (Dermabond) on the tongue.  The authors document a gaping laceration to the tongue on a pediatric patient \u2013 and a family that refused consent for sedation and suture repair.  So, even though Dermabond … Continue reading “Dermabond … The Tongue?”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[19,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-medication-safety","category-pediatrics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7KesJ-9q","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emlitofnote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emlitofnote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emlitofnote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emlitofnote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emlitofnote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=584"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.emlitofnote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2634,"href":"https:\/\/www.emlitofnote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584\/revisions\/2634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emlitofnote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emlitofnote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emlitofnote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}