title: The use of moist wound-healing dressings in the management of split-thickness skin graft donor sites: a systematic review.
abstract: The aim of this systematic review was to determine the best available evidence related to the post-harvest management of split-thickness skin graft (STSG) donor sites. Studies included in the review were those involving patients of any age examining interventions relating to the post-harvest management of STSG donors and were intra-individual or randomized controlled trials. All studies were checked for methodological quality, and data were extracted using a data extraction tool. Many studies were combined in meta-analysis. The present report concerns studies examining moist and non-moist wound-healing dressings. Broad comparisons of moist wound-healing dressings against traditional non-moist dressings favoured moist wound-healing approaches in terms of healing rates, pain and infection. In comparing dressings within and between moist wound-healing dressing groups, the lack of studies of sufficient quality prevented determining a 'best dressing' for STSG donors. Moist wound-healing products have distinct clinical advantages over non-moist products in the management of STSG donors. There is a strong case for further head-to-head studies comparing products within the moist wound-healing group.
authors.affiliation: The Joanna Briggs Institute, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. rick.wiechula@adelaide.edu.au
authors.forename: Rick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wiechula
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000451:nursing*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*