title: Comparison of two dressings in the management of partial-thickness donor sites.
abstract: This study evaluated and compared the performance of an adhesive hydro-cellular dressing with that of a paraffin gauze dressing in the treatment of partial-thickness skin-graft donor site wounds. Fifty patients were included in the study, each acting as his/her own control. Donor site area ranged from 20 cm2 to 71 cm2; half the area of each patient's donor site was treated with the trial dressing, the other half with paraffin gauze. Outcome measures assessed were: time to complete epithelialisation; ease of dressing removal; pain on removal; and appearance of the wound bed. The trial dressing demonstrated a significantly faster healing time (p < 10(-6)) and enhanced patient comfort.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Division, University of Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martini
authors.forename: U M
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Reali
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Borgognoni
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brandani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andriessen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D047070:Bandages, Hydrocolloid; D003102:Colloids / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000600:supply & distribution / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids