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ArticleInternational wound journal2017

Associated use of silicone-vitamin E gauzes and α-tocopherol acetate oil in healing of skin graft donor sites.

Antonio Stanizzi, Manuela Bottoni, Caterina Tartaglione, Elisa Bolletta, Giovanni Di Benedetto

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Article in International wound journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Wound Healing Properties of Selected Natural Products.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Antonio StanizziClinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Marche Polytechnic University Medical School, Regional Hospital, Ancona, Italy.
Manuela BottoniClinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Marche Polytechnic University Medical School, Regional Hospital, Ancona, Italy.
Caterina TartaglioneClinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Marche Polytechnic University Medical School, Regional Hospital, Ancona, Italy.
Elisa BollettaClinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Marche Polytechnic University Medical School, Regional Hospital, Ancona, Italy.
Giovanni Di BenedettoClinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Marche Polytechnic University Medical School, Regional Hospital, Ancona, Italy.
Marche Polytechnic University · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Split-thickness skin graft is one of the most used procedures in plastic surgery. This procedure involves numerous painful dressings at the donor site. α-Tocopherol acetate has anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory properties and it can reduce the local bacterial growth, thereby promoting wound healing. We designed a prospective study to evaluate the effects of two different kinds of dressings at skin graft donor sites. A total of 30 patients were subjected to daily dressings with α-tocopherol acetate oil and traditional moist gauzes (group 1). Another 30 patients were subjected to dressings every 4 days with α-tocopherol acetate oil and silicone-vitamin E gauzes (group 2). Healing time, infection rate, patient's pain perception and costs were evaluated in both the groups. No statistically significant difference was found in terms of healing time. The infection rate was slightly different in the two groups. Significant reduction of pain perception was detected in group 2. In the same group, significant reduction in the total cost of the treatment was also observed. α-Tocopherol acetate oil and silicone-vitamin E gauzes may represent a safe, simple, painless and inexpensive method for improving skin graft donor site healing.

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Occlusive DressingsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overalpha-TocopherolChildFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSiliconesSkin TransplantationSurgical Wound InfectionTransplant Donor Sitealpha-TocopherolSiliconesVitamin ESilicone gauzeSkin graft donor siteWound healingα-Tocopherol acetate

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PMID28111908
PMCPMC7950079
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