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Table 2 Reasons for elective surgery of 50 adult and 50 paediatric patients (children) that underwent cutaneous wound closure with Novosyn® Quick

From: Prospective international multicenter observational study of Novosyn® Quick for skin closures in adults and children (SKINNOQ)

Reason for surgery

Adults

Children

N

%

N

%

Superficial surgery

 Inguinal hernia

16

32%

41

82%

 Ventral hernia

9

18%

  

 Orchiopexy

  

6

12%

 Umbilical hernia

3

6%

1

2%

 Lipoma

1

2%

  

 Skin excision

  

2

4%

Deep surgery

 Sigmoid resection

2

4%

  

 Hiatal hernia

1

2%

  

 Colon tumor

7

14%

  

 Cholelithiasis

10

20%

  

 Parietal endometriosa

1

2%

  
  1. N Numbers, % frequency, N 13 (26%) patients of the adults group received a perioperative single-shot antibiotic prophylaxis (Cefuroxim), N = 9 (18%) patients of the adults group received a peri−/ postoperative antibiotic treatment between 3 and 9 days (Cefuroxim, Metronidazole); none of the paediatric patients received a peri- or postoperative antibiotic treatment
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