The use of Opsite, a vapour permeable dressing, on skin graft donor sites.
A trial of a moisture vapour permeable dressing (Opsite) on split-skin graft donor sites of 53 patients has been carried out. The main advantages were freedom from pain, early healing and lack of bulky dressings. The disadvantages were post-operative leakage of fluid from under the Opsite and fragility of the newly healed donor site for the first few days. An occlusive dressing for the first 48 hours post-operatively is suggested to help overcome the leakage problem, and care of the healed donor site, with particular emphasis on not removing Opsite that is adherent to it, is stressed.
D001458:Bandages; D006801:Humans; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014945:Wound Healing