The Biobrane stent.
For a successful take, skin grafts must be immobilized when applying dressings. Surgical beds requiring a stent to maintain contact between the graft and wound bed can be treated with Biobrane (Dow B. Hickam, Inc., Sugarland, Texas), which is held in place with skin staples at the periphery. Moistened gauze is placed over the grafted area, the redundant Biobrane stretched over the gauze, and this top layer again stapled at the periphery. When the stent is no longer needed, the top layer of Biobrane and gauze are removed, leaving a graft adherent to the bed and covered with Biobrane. This allows the surgeon to quickly construct an effective stent.
Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, Trauma Service & Burn Center, PA 15219-5166, USA.
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D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D006801:Humans; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D015607:Stents
C042816:Biobrane; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible