Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

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Medical adhesive related skin injury after dental surgery

  • Kim, Tae-Heung (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Jun-Sang (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University) ;
  • Ahn, Ji-Hye (Department of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Pusan National University Dental Hospital, Dental Research Institute) ;
  • Kim, Cheul-Hong (Department of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Pusan National University Dental Hospital, Dental Research Institute) ;
  • Yoon, Ji-Uk (Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Jung (Department of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Pusan National University Dental Hospital, Dental Research Institute)
  • Received : 2018.10.01
  • Accepted : 2018.10.10
  • Published : 2018.10.31
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Abstract

An 87-year-old woman was referred for the extraction of residual teeth and removal of tori prior to prosthetic treatment. After surgery under general anesthesia, the surgical tape was removed to detach the bispectral index sensor and the hair cover. After the surgical tape was removed, skin injury occurred on the left side of her face. After epidermis repositioning and ointment application, a dressing was placed over the injury. Her wound was found to have healed completely on follow-up examination. Medical adhesive related skin injury (MARSI) is a complication that can occur after surgery and subjects at the extremes of age with fragile skin are at a higher risk for such injuries. Careful assessment of the risk factors associated with MARSI is an absolute necessity.

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