Management of the difficult split-thickness donor site.
Split-thickness skin graft donor sites are often areas of significant morbidity in the elderly, in immunocompromised patients, and in steroid-dependent patients. We found that managing these donor sites with split-thickness skin and transparent dressings greatly increases the rate of healing and diminishes morbidity.
Wood
R J
RJ
Division of Plastic Surgery, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
Peltier
G L
GL
Twomey
J A
JA
D000368:Aged; D001458:Bandages; D001684:Biological Dressings; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D011140:Polyurethanes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016038:Skin Transplantation
D011140:Polyurethanes