Recent Updates on the Management of Split-thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This article is a narrative review of split-thickness skin graft donor site (STSG-DS) management since the international guidelines were created in 2018. Although many new interventions have been developed, there is a lack of quality, multicentered clinical trials to produce updated evidence-based recommendations.

Methods

Electronic databases, including Google Scholar, Web of Science, Medline, and PubMed, were searched by two independent researchers for literature regarding STSG-DS management published from 2018 through 2022, using specific terms in the text, title, and abstract. The primary endpoint assessed was STSG-DS healing, as measured by wound epithelialization.

Results

Thirty-one articles were selected, including three systemic review/meta-analyses,

SUBMITTER: Markel JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11410325 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature