Split thickness skin graft compression: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Split thickness skin graft (STSG) is a routine reconstructive manoeuvre, particularly after excision of cutaneous lower limb malignancies. While surgical technique is well established, evidence supporting the postoperative management of these grafts is less robust. Compression therapy after the index procedure may be an important adjunct for graft take and minimizing complications, particularly in patients susceptible to oedema from a concurrent lymph node procedure.

Methods

An initial PubMed literature search was performed using the terms "split thickness skin graft", "compression" and "oedema" yielding no results, hence a broader search was performed combining the terms "compression", "pressure" and "split thickness skin graft" providing 383 results. One hundred

SUBMITTER: Kavanagh F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10005980 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature