Mid-Term Follow-Up Study of Children Undergoing Autologous Skin Transplantation for Burns.

ABSTRACT: Deep partial and full-thickness burns require surgical treatment with autologous skin grafts after necrectomy, which is the generally accepted way to achieve permanent wound coverage. This study sought to examine the grafted and donor areas of children who underwent autologous skin transplantation, using two assessment scales to determine the severity of the scarring and the cosmetic outcome during long-term follow-up. At the Surgical Unit of the Department of Paediatrics of the University of Pécs, between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2019, children who had been admitted consecutively and received autologous skin transplantation were analyzed. Twenty patients met the inclusion criteria in this retrospective cohort study. The authors assessed the results using the Patient and Observer Sca

SUBMITTER: Valik A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10053383 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature