title: The use of Biobrane® to dress split-thickness skin graft in paediatric burns.
abstract: Biobrane(®) is commonly used in paediatric burns to cover partial thickness burns and donor sites of split thickness skin (SSG). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of Biobrane(®) in dressing SSG adjacent to skin graft donor sites or partial thickness burns. A retrospective review was undertaken to determine the use of Biobrane(®) in dressing SSG, where the grafted areas were adjacent to donor sites or partial thickness burns. Between 2009 and 2012, we reported five cases of using Biobrane(®) to dress SSG, where the grafted areas were adjacent to partial thickness burns and two cases where the grafted areas were adjacent to donor sites. Biobrane(®) promoted adherence of the SSG to the wound, prevented shearing, and allowed fluid drainage. At the same time, Biobrane(®) also facilitated healing of the adjacent donor sites or partial thickness burns.
authors.affiliation: St Andrews Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farroha
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Frew
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: El-Muttardi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Philp
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dziewulski
keywords: Biobrane®; SSG; paediatric burns; skin graft donor sites