ReviewCureus2023
Fish Skin Grafts Versus Alternative Wound Dressings in Wound Care: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Use of Kerecis Omega3 Wound Fish Skin Graft for the Treatment of Deep Burn Wounds.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Successful treatment of a necrotizing fasciitis related skin defect using fish skin grafting in a patient with extensive psoriasis vulgaris.JAAD case reports · 2026Article
- Advances in Decellularization of Fish Wastes for Extracellular Matrix Extraction in Sustainable Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Standardised Algorithm for Peri- and Postoperative Wound Management Using Fish Skin Grafts and Octenidine in Head-Neck Surgery.International wound journal · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the Efficacy of Fish Skin Grafts as Wound Dressings: A Systematic Review.European burn journal · 2025Review
- Acellular fish skin grafts in diabetic foot ulcer care: Advances and clinical insights.World journal of diabetes · 2025Article
- Synergistic Treatment of Infected Burn Wound Utilizing Maggot Debridement and Acellular Fish Skin Grafting-A Case Report.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2024Article
- Acellular fish skin grafts in the treatment of diabetic wounds: Advantages and clinical translation.Journal of diabetes · 2024Review
- Nile Tilapia Skin Xenograft Versus Silver-Based Dressings in the Management of Partial-Thickness Burn Wounds: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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- Exploring the Place of Fish Skin Grafts with Omega-3 in Pediatric Wound Management.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Subjective and objective observation of Tilapia skin as auto skin graft dressing in cats.Open veterinary journal · 2023Article
- The Use of Intact Fish Skin Grafts in the Treatment of Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Leg: Early Clinical Experience and Literature Review on Indications for Intact Fish Skin Grafts.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Fish Acellular Dermal Matrix Promotes Repair of Full-Thickness Skin Defects in Mice and Bama Pigs.Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair SocietyArticle
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Wound healing poses a variety of challenges making it a vital subject in medicine. With the advancement of science, we have seen the use of a new xenograft known as acellular fish skin (AFS) grafts that are derived from either Atlantic cod or Nile Tilapia. Fish skin has shown anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties that support and improve wound healing in a variety of wounds including burns and diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). There is ongoing research that evaluates the efficacy of fish skin grafts in comparison to alternative wound healing techniques. A literature search was conducted through the National Library of Medicine with search terms fish skin graft, AFS, xenograft, dehydrated human amnion/chorion, ulcer, burns, and wounds. A total of ten studies that investigate the efficacy of fish skin grafts either in comparison to a different wound healing technique or by simply observing wound healing with fish skin grafts and recording the results were chosen. AFS showed superior healing in comparison to collagen alginate dressings, silver sulfadiazine cream 1%, and allografts. Although there is no one specific gold standard technique for wound healing, fish skin grafts demonstrated overall improved and quicker wound healing, fewer dressing changes, less pain, and lower costs.
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