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ArticleBMJ case reports2019

Use of negative-pressure wound therapy and split-thickness skin autograft to cover an exposed renal transplant.

Victoria Elizabeth McKinnon, Jouseph Barkho, Mark H McRae

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2019. 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Victoria Elizabeth McKinnonMichael G DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7175-4737
Jouseph BarkhoDepartment of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Mark H McRaeDepartment of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9743-6385

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exposure of a renal transplant through the abdominal wall is a rare event. A search of the literature reveals only six documented cases which used skin autograft for coverage, with none reported since 1981, and none which used negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) to prepare the recipient bed. This case report demonstrates that NPWT followed by split thickness skin graft is a reconstructive option which is feasible in patients who are at high risk for surgical complications in prolonged flap surgery.

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Negative-Pressure Wound TherapyAgedDebridementFemaleGraft SurvivalHumansKidney TransplantationPlastic Surgery ProceduresPostoperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsSkin TransplantationSurgical FlapsSurgical Wound InfectionWound Healingplastic and reconstructive surgeryrenal transplantationtransplantationurological surgery

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PMID31540924
PMCPMC6768352

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