title: Clinical Experience: Using Dehydrated Human Amnion/Chorion Membrane Allografts for Acute and Reconstructive Burn Care.
abstract: Amniotic membrane is immunologically privileged and is a reservoir of growth factors and cytokines known to modulate inflammation and enhance the healing process, while also possessing antimicrobial, antifibrosis, and antiscarring properties. These properties establish a strong argument for using amniotic membrane derived products as a treatment for burns. The purpose of this article is to describe the use of commercially available dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane allografts in patients with partial-thickness and full-thickness burns.
authors.affiliation: From the *Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; †Sumner Redstone Burn Center, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; ‡Department of Pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA; and §Joseph M. Still Burn and Reconstructive Center, Jackson, MS.
authors.forename: Debra Ann
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hickey
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Glat
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Lineaweaver
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goverman
mesh_terms: D064591:Allografts; D000650:Amnion / Q000637:transplantation*; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002056:Burns / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002823:Chorion / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D017768:Skin, Artificial; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents