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Table 1 Inclusion/ Exclusion criteria

From: A retrospective observational study comparing hair apposition technique, suturing and stapling for scalp lacerations

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Hair length of at least 1 cm

Nonlinear lacerations

Linear lacerations

Contaminated wounds

Laceration length shorter than 10 cm

Active arterial bleeding

Laceration repair carried out with the method of simple spaced percutaneous suturing using 4/0 monofilament polypropylene

Unstable vital signs or shock

Laceration repair carried out with stapling

Altered conscioussness

Laceration repair carried out with hair apposition and tissue adhesive

Irregular wound edges and associated tissue loss

 

İmmunocompromised patient

 

Comorbiditiy patient