title: A new dressing method for free skin grafting in hands.
abstract: Using adhesive drapes and a disposable suction drain, the grafted area is compressed by positive pressure that is equivalent to the negative pressure of a suction drain. With this dressing method, the graft can be observed throughout the postoperative course, and can be applied with uniform and constant pressure. Thin drapes accommodate well to various shapes, so this method is uniquely qualified in free skin grafting of hands.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soeda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013396:Suction