A Risk-Benefit Review of Currently Used Dermal Substitutes for Burn Wounds

• Published in: Journal of burn care & research Vol. 44; no. Suppl_1; p. S26
• Main Authors: Hill, David M, Hickerson, William L, Carter, Jeffrey E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 02.01.2023
• Subjects: Burns - surgery; Humans; Risk Assessment; Skin Transplantation - methods; Skin, Artificial; Transplantation, Autologous; Wound Healing

While split-thickness autologous skin grafts remain the most common method of definitive burn wound closure, dermal substitutes have emerged as an attractive option. There are many advantages of utilizing a dermal substitute, notably reducing the need for donor tissue and subsequent iatrogenic creat...