Using an adhesive retention tape on split skin graft donor areas.
Donor split skin graft areas are often painful, a problem that can be exacerbated when dressings that have been applied slip, particularly when they are on the patient's thigh. Helen McPhee carried out a small trial to assess whether Mefix, an adhesive retention tape, could help to reduce these problems
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St John's Hospital, Livingston, West Lothian.
D000269:Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000464:Alginates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001458:Bandages; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020723:Glucuronic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006603:Hexuronic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing; D017592:Skin Care / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014945:Wound Healing
D000269:Adhesives; D000464:Alginates; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D006490:Hemostatics; D006603:Hexuronic Acids; D020723:Glucuronic Acid