Experimental restoration of skin defects with Surgicel soaked in blood.
Skin defects of full thickness were produced in 15 rabbits. The wounds were covered with Surgicel soaked in the animal's own blood and fixed at the edges with Histoacryl-N-Blau adhesive. A gradual epithelization took place under the covering layer. The method is suggested as an emergency measure in case of serious burns or other extensive skin injuries.
D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood; D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy; D002087:Butyrates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002482:Cellulose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D008722:Methods; D011817:Rabbits; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use
D002087:Butyrates; D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized; D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; C013695:Surgicel; D002482:Cellulose