Cosmetic Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction After Facial Laceration Repair in the Emergency Department

Completed

Conditions studied: Facial Lacerations

In brief

Facial lacerations are commonly treated in the emergency department. The nature of the injury leads to a great deal of concern about the long-term cosmetic appearance of the wounds. Research Questions 1. What is the association between wound characteristics, wound management in the ED, patient satisfaction in the ED, and patient-rated cosmetic appearance of sutured wounds? 2. Is there a difference noted among ED providers with different levels of training? 3. Is there an association between initial satisfaction scores and wound outcome? 4. Is there an association between short term and long term wound scores? Design This is a non-randomized, prospective, observational study of patients who present to the ED seeking treatment for facial laceration repair.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01514084

Run by

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota

People needed

160

Starts

2012-02-01

Expected to finish

2013-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-04-23

Who can join

Age: any, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Families presenting to the ED for repair of facial laceration will be approached for study inclusion if:
• Their child seeking treatment is less than 18 years of age
• The laceration was sustained less than 12 hours prior to presentation to Children's ED
• They speak English

You may not qualify if…

• Families presenting to the ED for repair of facial laceration will be excluded from study participation if they:
• Are medically complex children
• Have a history of pre-existing coagulopathy or collagen vascular disease
• Have a history of immunodeficiency or diabetes mellitus
• Are suspected of non-accidental trauma
• Have wounds that could be approximated by tissue adhesives
• Have animal or human bites
• Have gross contamination
• Have puncture wounds
• Have lacerations of tendon/nerve/cartilage
• Have scalp lacerations
• Do not speak English

Where it is running

• Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota — Twin Cities, Minnesota, United States

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