Extracellular matrix prevents split-skin grafting in selected cases.
Surgeons at a Dutch wound clinic close open wounds with split-skin grafts. Concerns about the risk of postoperative complications in some patients led them to find an alternative option. Use of an extracellular matrix dressing was effective.
Department of Surgery, Rijnland Hospital Leiderdorp, the Netherlands. minkebarendse@yahoo.com
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MG
Barendse-Hofmann
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LP
van Doorn
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Oskam
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Steenvoorde
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001684:Biological Dressings / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*; D000075202:Contraindications; D005109:Extracellular Matrix; D005260:Female; D006097:Granulation Tissue; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D017592:Skin Care / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors; D014945:Wound Healing; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*