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Laceration Repair
Laceration repair:
- Consent: obtained after discussion on the benefits and risks
- Preparation: Wound cleaned with normal saline, prepped with
- Anesthesia: with cc
- Irrigation: under pressure
- Exploration: superficial wound, no foreign body
- Sutures: , single stitches
- Dressing: Dry dressing applied, with antibiotic ointment
- Complications: , procedure
- Instructions: wound care, , analgesics, return if significant pain, redness, swelling, or fever
- Suture removal: in days
- Antibiotics:
- Follow-up: wound check in days