The use of moist wound-healing dressings in the management of split-thickness skin graft donor sites: a systematic review

The aim of this systematic review was to determine the best available evidence related to the post-harvest management of split-thickness skin graft (STSG) donor sites. Studies included in the review were those involving patients of any age examining interventions relating to the post-harvest management of STSG donors and were intra-individual or randomized controlled trials. All studies were checked for methodological quality, and data were extracted using a data extraction tool. Many studies were combined in meta-analysis. The present report concerns studies examining moist and non-moist wound-healing dressings. Broad comparisons of moist wound-healing dressings against traditional non-moist dressings favoured moist wound-healing approaches in terms of healing rates, pain and infection. In comparing dressings within and between moist wound-healing dressing groups, the lack of studies of sufficient quality prevented determining a ‘best dressing’ for STSG donors. Moist wound-healing products have distinct clinical advantages over non-moist products in the management of STSG donors. There is a strong case for further head-to-head studies comparing products within the moist wound-healing group..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2003

Erschienen:

Melbourne, Australia: Blackwell Publishing Ltd. ; 2003

Reproduktion:

2003 ; Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

International journal of nursing practice - 9(2003), 2, Seite 0

Beteiligte Personen:

Wiechula, Rick [VerfasserIn]

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Volltext [Deutschlandweit zugänglich]

Themen:

Donor site

Umfang:

Online-Ressource

doi:

10.1046/j.1322-7114.2003.00417.x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLEJ242694314