A fibre-free alginate dressing in the treatment of split thickness skin graft donor sites

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 252-256

  Steenfos, H H ^a   Agren, M S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Coloplast Research ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epithelialisation; Haemostasis; Iron; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ULCER; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ABSORPTION; AGED; ALGINATES; BANDAGES; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032421397     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9959(98)00078-6     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Thomas S, Tucker CA. Sorbsan in the management of leg ulcers. Pharmacol J 1989;243:706-709.
2. Groves AR, Lawrence JC. Alginate dressing as a donor site haemostat. Ann R Col Surg Eng 1986;68:27-28.
3. Blair SD, Jarvis P, Salmon M, McCollum C. Clinical trial of calcium alginate haemostatic swabs. Br J Surg 1990;77:568-570.
4. Attwood AI. Calcium alginate dressing accelerates split skin graft donor site healing. Br J Plast Surg 1989;42:373-379.
5. Lawrence JE, Blake GB. A comparison of calcium alginate and scarlet red dressings in the healing of split thickness skin graft donor sites. Br J Hast Surg 1991;44:247-249.
6. Basse P, Siim E, Lohmann M. Treatment of donor sites - calcium alginate versus paraffin gauze. Acta Chir Plast 1992;34:92-98.
7. Lim TC, Tan WTL. Treatment of donor site defects (letter). Br J Plast Surg 1992;45:488.
8. Bettinger D, Gore D, Humphries Y. Evaluation of calcium alginate for skin graft donor sites. J Burn Care Rehabil 1995;16:59-61.
9. Rives JM, Castede JC, Pannier M, Martinot V, Bohbot S. Calcium alginate (Algosteril®) versus paraffin gauze in the treatment of scalp do nor sites in children: results of a randomized study. In: Leaper D, Cheery GW, Dealey C, Lawrence JC, Turner TD, editors. Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Advances in Wound Management. London: Macmillan Magazines 1997:62.
10. Agren MS. Four alginate dressings in the treatment of partial thickness wounds: a comparative experimental study. Br J Plast Surg 1996;49:129-134.
11. Iyengar GV, Kollmer WE, Bowen HJM. The Elemental Composition of Human Tissues and Body Fluids. New York:Verlag Chemie, 1978.
12. Feldman DL. Which dressing for split-thickness skin graft donor sites? Ann Plast Surg 1991;27:288-291.
13. Eaglstein WH, Davis SC, Mehle AL, Mertz PM. Optimal use of an occlusive dressing to enhance healing. Effect of delayed application and early removal on wound healing. Arch Dermatol 1988;124:392-395.
14. Porter JM. A comparative investigation of re-epithelialisation of split skin graft donor areas after application of hydrocolloid and alginate dressings. Br J Plast Surg 1991;44:333-337.
15. Steenfos HH, Partoft S, Timshel S, Balslev E. Comparison of SureSkin®, DuoDerm E® and Jelonet® gauze in split skin donor sites: a clinical and histological evaluation. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 1997;8:18-22.
16. Thomas S. Wound Management and Dressings. London: Pharmaceutical Press, 1990:43-49.