title: Simple method of applying pressure to skin grafts of neck with foam dressing and staples.
abstract: Pressure applied over a skin graft prevents formation of hematoma and shearing of the graft. Most of the methods used to obtain adequate pressure are often cumbersome to apply and time-consuming. This report describes a quick and simple method for fixing and applying pressure over skin graft with foam dressing and staples.
authors.affiliation: Burn Center, Detroit Receiving Hospital, University School of Medicine, Mich.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001458:Bandages; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D017792:Surgical Stapling