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Management of split skin graft donor sites--results of a national survey.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19131290     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
MATERIAL/METHODS: Questionnaires were sent to all British consultants and locum consultant plastic surgeons on 1 July 2006. Of the 357 questionnaires, 279 were returned (a response rate of 78%).
RESULTS: Alginates were the most popular dressings, especially in adult donor sites--first choice for 167 respondents (60%). Adhesive fabrics were less popular--first choice for small adult donor areas for 46 respondents (16%). Plastic film dressings and Biobrane were even less popular--being the first choice for small and large donor areas, respectively, in children (for approximately 5% of respondents). Ten percent of respondents said they avoid paraffin gauze and another 10% avoid plastic film dressings in all cases. Five percent avoid hydrocolloid and another 5% avoid adhesive fabric in all cases.
CONCLUSION: On the basis of these results, we feel that any future study of donor-site dressings should incorporate the most commonly used dressing (alginate) as a control.
Authors:
P M Geary; E Tiernan
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-01-07
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS     Volume:  62     ISSN:  1878-0539     ISO Abbreviation:  J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg     Publication Date:  2009 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-11-16     Completed Date:  2009-12-23     Revised Date:  2011-12-29    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101264239     Medline TA:  J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1677-83     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Odstock Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery, Salisbury District Hospital, Odstock, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP2 8BJ, UK. pmgeary@hotmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Alginates
Anesthesia, Local / utilization
Anesthetics, Local / administration & dosage
Bandages / statistics & numerical data*
Child
Drug Utilization / statistics & numerical data
Great Britain
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Pain, Postoperative / prevention & control
Postoperative Care / methods
Postoperative Period
Professional Practice / statistics & numerical data
Questionnaires
Skin Transplantation / methods*,  statistics & numerical data
Tissue and Organ Harvesting / instrumentation,  methods*
Wound Healing
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Alginates; 0/Anesthetics, Local
Comments/Corrections
Republished in:
Clin Plast Surg. 2012 Jan;39(1):77-84   [PMID:  22099851 ]

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