Screening and recruitment
allergic, finger nailbed injuries, trauma
EMERGENCY, INFECTED WOUNDS
Patients aged 18 years or older with any hand or wrist injury requiring an operation that included the use of sutures were eligible for inclusion. Adults who were unable to give informed consent, who were allergic to Triclosan or who were unable to complete study procedures, including the completion of a patient questionnaire in English, were excluded. Patients with infected wounds, wounds that could not be closed primarily with sutures or with finger nailbed injuries were also excluded. Potentially eligible patients were screened and approached in the Emergency Department (ED), hand trauma clinics or preoperative assessment areas. Once eligibility was confirmed, the study information was distributed and informed consent was attained (