Complications Associated with Dermabond? during Head and Neck Surgery from 2010-2020: MAUDE Study

Esther Lee1*, Alex Chen2 , Catherine Zwemer1 and Punam G Thakkar1

Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, USA 2 Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, USA

^*Correspondance to: Esther Lee 

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Abstract

Dermabond? is a liquid surgical sealant containing 2-octyl-cyanoacrylate that has been widely used during head and neck surgeries. The purpose of this study is to provide a summary of adverse events related to Dermabond? use during head and neck surgery, as reported in the MAUDE database. We identified 32 adverse events and 29 (90.6%) were patient-related events and 3 (9.4%) were operatorrelated events. Of the patient-related events, CD (20 [69.0%]) was the most common, followed by wound dehiscence (4 [13.8%]). All of the operator-related events were from inadvertent cut injury (3 [100%]). Further studies are needed to establish the causation of contact dermatitis in certain populations.

Keywords

Dermabond; Head and neck; MAUDE; Adverse events

Cite the article

Lee E, Chen A, Zwemer C, Thakkar PG. Complications Associated with Dermabond? during Head and Neck Surgery from 2010-2020: MAUDE Study. Clin Surg. 2021; 6: 3173..