A comparison of Biobrane vs. homograft for coverage of contaminated burn wounds.
An evaluation was made comparing homograft to Biobrane for the coverage of excised burn wounds using a rat model which had been contaminated with 1 x 10(5) Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1244. The homograft and Biobrane were then covered with either silver sulphadiazine cream, a 5 per cent mafenide acetate solution, or no topical antibacterial agent. Five days later the wounds were examined to determine the percentage of graft take. The homograft was found to have a superior graft take in this model. It is therefore recommended that a surgeon using Biobrane for the first time ensures the wound is at least as free of bacterial contamination as he would if he were using homograft.
Gonce
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Shriners Burns Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Miskell
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Waymack
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D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D051381:Rats; D011912:Rats, Inbred ACI; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
C042816:Biobrane; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible