Preliminary experience with cultured epidermal autograft in a community hospital burn unit
Initial experience with cultured epidermal autograft (CEA) in a community hospital burn unit is described. Five applications of CEA to three patients (mean burn size, 59% total body surface area) were made. Final graft "take" of CEA ranged from 10% to 80%. Healed CEA is cosmetically superi...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of burn care & rehabilitation 1992-01, Vol.13 (1), p.158-165 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Initial experience with cultured epidermal autograft (CEA) in a community hospital burn unit is described. Five applications of CEA to three patients (mean burn size, 59% total body surface area) were made. Final graft "take" of CEA ranged from 10% to 80%. Healed CEA is cosmetically superior to meshed autograft and appears to form less hypertrophic scar tissue. CEA is more sensitive to infection than meshed autograft. A review of the literature concerning topical antibiotic use with CEA is included. This experience with CEA demonstrates that large burns can be successfully managed with this modality in a community hospital burn unit setting. |
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ISSN: | 0273-8481 |
DOI: | 10.1097/00004630-199201000-00035 |