ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2018
Meta-analysis and Systematic Review of Skin Graft Donor-site Dressings with Future Guidelines.
Article in Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07453927 (Blue Light in the Treatment of Donor Site in Burn Patient), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers.
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The trial behind it
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Blue Light in the Treatment of Donor Site in Burn Patient: a Controlled Clinical Trial
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 99 citations in OpenAlex.
- Trial
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- Bioprinting-By-Design of Hydrogel-Based Biomaterials for In Situ Skin Tissue Engineering.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- A Comprehensive Analysis of Moist Versus Non-Moist Dressings for Split-Thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Health science reports · 2025Review
- Recent Updates on the Management of Split-thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Fasciocutaneous Free Tissue Transfer in Limb Salvage: Prior Flap as a Split-thickness Skin Graft Donor Site.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- Comparison of skin graft donor site management using oxidised regenerated cellulose (ORC)/collagen/silver-ORC with absorptive silicone adhesive border and transparent film dressing vs semi-occlusive dressings.International wound journal · 2023Article
- Split-thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites.Eplasty · 2023Article
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of Three Advanced Wound Dressings in Split-Thickness Skin Grafting Donor Sites-A Personalized Approach?Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Use of oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC)/collagen/silver-ORC dressings to help manage skin graft donor site wounds.JPRAS open · 2019Article
- Cell secretomes for wound healing and tissue regeneration: Next generation acellular based tissue engineered products.Journal of tissue engineeringReview
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Abstract
backgroundMany types of split-thickness skin graft (STSG) donor-site dressings are available with little consensus from the literature on the optimal dressing type. The purpose of this systematic review was to analyze the most recent outcomes regarding moist and nonmoist dressings for STSG donor sites.
methodsA comprehensive systematic review was conducted across PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases to search for comparative studies evaluating different STSG donor-site dressings in adult subjects published between 2008 and 2017. The quality of randomized controlled trials was assessed using the Jadad scale. Data were collected on donor-site pain, rate of epithelialization, infection rate, cosmetic appearance, and cost. Meta-analysis was performed for reported pain scores.
resultsA total of 41 articles were included comparing 44 dressings. Selected studies included analysis of donor-site pain (36 of 41 articles), rate of epithelialization (38 of 41), infection rate (25 of 41), cosmetic appearance (20 of 41), and cost (10 of 41). Meta-analysis revealed moist dressings result in lower pain (pooled effect size = 1.44). A majority of articles (73%) reported better reepithelialization rates with moist dressings.
conclusionThe literature on STSG donor-site dressings has not yet identified an ideal dressing. Although moist dressings provide superior outcomes with regard to pain control and wound healing, there continues to be a lack of standardization. The increasing commercial availability and marketing of novel dressings necessitates the development of standardized research protocols to design better comparison studies and assess true efficacy.
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