Skin Regrafting; Donor Site of Skin Grafting; Vancouver Scar Scale
Conditions
Brief summary
The complication of donor site in skin grafting often acts as a causing factor for extended treatment period. The elderly individuals tend to be afflicted by impaired wound healing. Herein, the investigators presented the outcome of skin regrafting in the elderly patients.
Interventions
PROCEDUREskin graft
In the experimental group, the operative plan was to consider taking a 15% larger amount than necessary and replace over-harvested skin back onto the donor site in an island manner. Any remaining skin graft was returned to the donor site and a polyurethane dressing \[Alleyvn, Smith, & Nephew\] was placed on the regrafted skin for fixation
PROCEDUREno skin graft
In the experimental group, the operative plan was to consider taking a 15% larger amount than necessary and replace over-harvested skin back onto the donor site in an island manner. Any remaining skin graft was returned to the donor site and a polyurethane dressing \[Alleyvn, Smith, & Nephew\] was placed on the regrafted skin for fixation
Sponsors
Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Months to 99 Months
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. All patient who need to perform skin grafting surgery
Exclusion criteria
1. All patient who cannot be half or general anesthetized 2. severe comorbidities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| healing time | three months |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed