Scalp Laceration Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Single-blinded Comparative Study on Hair Apposition Technique Performed Between Nurses and Doctors in Emergency Department.(HAT2 Study)
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness, complications and benefits of Hair Apposition Technique(HAT)performed by nurses or doctors.
Hair Apposition Technique (HAT) is a relatively new technique for treating certain scalp
lacerations. It has been shown to be equally acceptable as compared to the standard toilet
and suture. This procedure has been the technique of choice for suitable scalp lacerations
in Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital (DEM, SGH) and Emergency
Medicine Department, National University Hospital (EMD, NUH).
Currently HAT is being performed by doctors in the respective hospitals. Nurses, on the
other hand, are routinely using tissue adhesives for minor wound closure. However, nurses in
Kandang Kerbau Women and Children Hospital (KKWCH) have been routinely using HAT for 1 year
now. Studies had been also been done by nurses in treating of minor wounds using various
tissue adhesives as well as hair knotting technique.The trend of nurses handling minor
wounds with tissue adhesives, hair knotting technique as well as HAT suggested the
possibility of nurses performing HAT to a degree as competent as a doctor.
This study aims to compare the effectiveness, complications and benefits HAT performed
between nurses and doctors in the Emergency Department.
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