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dc.contributor.authorO'Donoghue, J M
dc.contributor.authorO'Sullivan, S T
dc.contributor.authorBeausang, E S
dc.contributor.authorPanchal, J I
dc.contributor.authorO'Shaughnessy, M
dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, T P
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-03T15:15:16Z
dc.date.available2012-02-03T15:15:16Z
dc.date.issued2012-02-03T15:15:16Z
dc.identifier.citationActa Chir Plast. 1997;39(2):53-5.en_GB
dc.identifier.issn0001-5423 (Print)en_GB
dc.identifier.issn0001-5423 (Linking)en_GB
dc.identifier.pmid9294907en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/209214
dc.description.abstractA prospective controlled trial was carried out to assess the healing efficacy of calcium alginate and paraffin gauze on split skin graft donor sites. Thirty patients were randomised to the calcium alginate group and 21 to the paraffin gauze group. The donor sites were assessed at 10 days post harvesting to determine if they were completely healed (100%) or not. Twenty one of the 30 patients dressed with calcium alginate were completely healed at day 10, while only 7/21 in the paraffin gauze group were healed (p < 0.05). There were two infections in the study, both occurring in the alginate group while there was no difference in dressing slippage between the two groups. Calcium alginate dressings provide a significant improvement in healing split skin graft donor sites.
dc.language.isoengen_GB
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_GB
dc.subject.meshAdulten_GB
dc.subject.meshAgeden_GB
dc.subject.meshAlginates/*therapeutic useen_GB
dc.subject.mesh*Bandagesen_GB
dc.subject.meshChilden_GB
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_GB
dc.subject.meshColloids/therapeutic useen_GB
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_GB
dc.subject.meshGlucuronic Aciden_GB
dc.subject.meshHexuronic Acidsen_GB
dc.subject.meshHumansen_GB
dc.subject.meshMaleen_GB
dc.subject.meshOcclusive Dressingsen_GB
dc.subject.meshPetrolatumen_GB
dc.subject.meshProspective Studiesen_GB
dc.subject.mesh*Skin Transplantationen_GB
dc.subject.meshWound Healing/*drug effectsen_GB
dc.titleCalcium alginate dressings promote healing of split skin graft donor sites.en_GB
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Ireland.en_GB
dc.identifier.journalActa chirurgiae plasticaeen_GB
dc.description.provinceMunster
html.description.abstractA prospective controlled trial was carried out to assess the healing efficacy of calcium alginate and paraffin gauze on split skin graft donor sites. Thirty patients were randomised to the calcium alginate group and 21 to the paraffin gauze group. The donor sites were assessed at 10 days post harvesting to determine if they were completely healed (100%) or not. Twenty one of the 30 patients dressed with calcium alginate were completely healed at day 10, while only 7/21 in the paraffin gauze group were healed (p < 0.05). There were two infections in the study, both occurring in the alginate group while there was no difference in dressing slippage between the two groups. Calcium alginate dressings provide a significant improvement in healing split skin graft donor sites.


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