Overtransfusion as a possible cause of split skin graft loss.
A child who underwent burns surgery received excessive transfusion of red blood cells during operation and subsequently suffered severe skin graft and donor site loss. The possible causes are discussed and hyperviscosity is suggested to be the most probable.
D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D065227:Transfusion Reaction