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Use of Integra artificial skin is associated with decreased length of stay for severely injured adult burn survivors.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12352131     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Mortality and length of stay (LOS) of survivors was examined retrospectively in 270 adults with acute burns > or =20% of body surface area to determine the effect of Integra Dermal Regeneration Template treatment on outcome. No difference in mortality was found between patients who received Integra (30%; n = 43) and patients who did not (30%; n = 227). Surviving Integra patients (n = 30) stayed longer, but they were more extensively injured than survivors who did not receive Integra (n = 158), and therefore longer hospitalizations were expected. In a subgroup analysis, mean LOS of Integra patients with two or more mortality risk factors (age > 60 years, burn size >40% body surface area, or inhalation injury; n = 15) was 63 days compared with 107 days in patients with two or more risk factors (n = 29) who did not receive Integra ( =.014). Integra use in severely injured burned adults was associated with a marked decrease in LOS.
Authors:
Colleen M Ryan; David A Schoenfeld; Maryanne Malloy; John T Schulz; Robert L Sheridan; Ronald G Tompkins
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of burn care & rehabilitation     Volume:  23     ISSN:  0273-8481     ISO Abbreviation:  J Burn Care Rehabil     Publication Date:    2002 Sep-Oct
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-09-27     Completed Date:  2002-11-19     Revised Date:  2006-08-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8110188     Medline TA:  J Burn Care Rehabil     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  311-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Sumner Redstone Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biocompatible Materials / therapeutic use*
Burns / mortality,  pathology,  therapy*
Chondroitin Sulfates
Collagen
Female
Humans
Length of Stay*
Male
Middle Aged
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Retrospective Studies
Survivors*
Time Factors
Trauma Severity Indices
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biocompatible Materials; 0/integra artificial skin; 9007-28-7/Chondroitin Sulfates; 9007-34-5/Collagen

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