A novel skin grafting modality: prefabricated large sheet of postage-stamp autografts and allografts to repair extensive burn wounds; a prospective matched-control study.


Journal

International journal of surgery (London, England)
ISSN: 1743-9159
Titre abrégé: Int J Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101228232

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
01 Dec 2023
Historique:
received: 01 06 2023
accepted: 21 08 2023
medline: 23 1 2024
pubmed: 23 1 2024
entrez: 23 1 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The excessively long operative time has been the greatest barrier to the success of transplanting postage-stamp auto- and allografts directly and piece-by-piece onto extensive burn wounds. To solve this challenge, the authors present a novel grafting modality, that is, the prefabricated-large-sheet grafting that moves the labor-intensive and time-consuming process of grafts-positioning before grafting and thereby markedly shortens the operative time. Twenty-one operations using the novel modality were performed on 11 patients with extensive deep burns. The grafting time using the novel modality was recorded and compared with that of the conventional piece-by-piece grafting. Eventually, the take rates of the two modalities were compared. All patients were healed and discharged. The average grafting time per unit area (100 cm2) of prefabricated-large-sheet grafting and piece-by-piece grafting were (0.41±0.09) min and (7.46±1.07) min, respectively, and the difference is statistically significant(P<0.001). The average take rate of the prefabricated sheets was (85.43±6.14)% and that of the piece-by-piece transplanted grafts was (87.29±5.23)% and there is no significant difference(P>0.05). The prefabricated-large-sheet grafting significantly reduces the intraoperative grafting time while ensures uniformity of the skin grafts and secures good outcomes, thereby making the intermingled transplantation of postage-stamp auto- and allografts, which has been an excellent modality per se but limited to repair small residual wounds, now feasible to repair extensive deep burn wounds. It is worth wider understanding and application in the treatment of extensive deep burns.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
The excessively long operative time has been the greatest barrier to the success of transplanting postage-stamp auto- and allografts directly and piece-by-piece onto extensive burn wounds. To solve this challenge, the authors present a novel grafting modality, that is, the prefabricated-large-sheet grafting that moves the labor-intensive and time-consuming process of grafts-positioning before grafting and thereby markedly shortens the operative time.
METHODS METHODS
Twenty-one operations using the novel modality were performed on 11 patients with extensive deep burns. The grafting time using the novel modality was recorded and compared with that of the conventional piece-by-piece grafting. Eventually, the take rates of the two modalities were compared.
RESULTS RESULTS
All patients were healed and discharged. The average grafting time per unit area (100 cm2) of prefabricated-large-sheet grafting and piece-by-piece grafting were (0.41±0.09) min and (7.46±1.07) min, respectively, and the difference is statistically significant(P<0.001). The average take rate of the prefabricated sheets was (85.43±6.14)% and that of the piece-by-piece transplanted grafts was (87.29±5.23)% and there is no significant difference(P>0.05).
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
The prefabricated-large-sheet grafting significantly reduces the intraoperative grafting time while ensures uniformity of the skin grafts and secures good outcomes, thereby making the intermingled transplantation of postage-stamp auto- and allografts, which has been an excellent modality per se but limited to repair small residual wounds, now feasible to repair extensive deep burn wounds. It is worth wider understanding and application in the treatment of extensive deep burns.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38258998
doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000724
pii: 01279778-202312000-00026
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

3967-3973

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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Auteurs

Chuan'an Shen (C)

Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

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