RT Book, Section
A1 Singer, Adam J.
A1 Hollander, Judd E.
A1 Stapczynski, Joseph Stephan
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
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ID 1166531143
T1 Postrepair Wound Care
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166531143
RD 2024/04/18
AB Postoperative  care  begins  immediately  after  laceration  repair  in  the  ED  with  gentle  cleansing  using  normal  saline  or  clean  (tap)  water  to  remove  any  residual  blood  products  or  contamination.  Additional  considerations  include  dressings,  topical  antibiotics,  edema  reduction  techniques,  prophylactic  antibiotics,  tetanus  prophylaxis,  and  wound  drains.  Before  ED  release,  give  the  patient  instructions  regarding  wound  care  and  cleansing,  pain  control,  signs  of  infection,  follow-up  dates,  and  short-term  and  long-term  cosmetic  expectations.