Egg membrane as a new biological dressing in split-thickness skin graft donor sites: A preliminary clinical evaluation

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 153-159

  Yang, Jui Yung ^a   Chuang, Shiow Shuh ^b   Yang, Wen Guei ^b   Tsay, Pei Kwei ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biological dressing; Donor site dressing; Egg membrane

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN; BIOBRANE; COLLAGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DONOR SITE; EPITHELIZATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT REJECTION; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIQUID; MALE; MEMBRANE; OOCYTE MEMBRANE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROTECTION; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; THIGH; TIME; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL DRESSINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EGGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEMBRANES; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0037598634     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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