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biologic dressing |
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biologic dressing, a dressing for burn injuries that is made from pigskin or synthetic materials with characteristics like those of human skin. The dressing is most effective in treating burns that are of uniform depth and of superficial partial thickness. It should be applied as soon as possible after the injury and should adhere to the wound during healing. Once adherence is established the wound can be left open and the patient can bathe and wear clothing over it. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The wound was then dressed with saline-soaked gauze and an anterolateral skin flap was used as a biologic dressing to cover the distal aspect of the wound (Figs. We attempted to develop an autologous platelet gel biologic dressing that would improve the re-epithelialization process following the creation of superficial laser skin burns. According to the published article, this case study represents the first report of a specific biologic dressing with viable cells being used to treat an isolated skin wound in a pre-term infant. |
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