Health Condition 1: T148- Other injury of unspecified body region
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Early skin grafting: Split-thickness skin grafting within 48 hours of injury
Control Intervention1: Delayed skin grafting: Delayed skin grafting as per the conventional approach after 4
Sponsors
Piyush Sharma
Dr Amit Gupta Chief Guide
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients aged 18-65 yrs with traumatic soft tissue injury presenting within 48 hrs of injury with wound size greater than 1% TBSA
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Hemodynamically unstable patient requiring damage control surgery Mangled extremity with MESS Score greater than 7 or GHOIS greater than 14 Non-graftable wounds with exposed neurovascular structures, tendons and bone
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the percentage of skin graft takeTimepoint: on post procedure day 10 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The time taken for complete epithelisation of the woundTimepoint: Follow up till 3 months post discharge;Duration of hospital stay (in days)Timepoint: At time of discharge;Regrafting rateTimepoint: Follow up till 3 months post discharge;Wound infection rates (measured by clinical signs and wound cultures)Timepoint: Follow up till 3 months post discharge | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactAmit Gupta
AIIMS New Delhi
Outcome results
None listed