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ReviewEuropean burn journal2025

The Potential Use of Fibrin Sealants in Burn Wound Management: A Comprehensive Review of Experimental and Clinical Studies.

Christina Nikolaou, Maximos Frountzas, Emmanouil I Kapetanakis, Dimitrios Stefanoudakis, Nikolaos A Papadopulos, Stylianos Kykalos, Dimitrios Schizas, Dimitrios Iliopoulos

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Review in European burn journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Christina NikolaouLaboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research "N.S. Christeas", School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10509 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4937-704X
Maximos FrountzasFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery "Hippocration", General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10509 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9157-9860
Emmanouil I KapetanakisDepartment of Thoracic Surgery "Attikon", University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10509 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8354-4641
Dimitrios StefanoudakisFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery "Hippocration", General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10509 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2203-0644
Nikolaos A PapadopulosDepartment of Plastic Surgery, "Eugenidio" University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10509 Athens, Greece.
Stylianos KykalosSecond Department of Propaedeutic Surgery "Laikon", General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10509 Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios SchizasFirst Department of Surgery "Laikon", General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10509 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7046-0112
Dimitrios IliopoulosLaboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research "N.S. Christeas", School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10509 Athens, Greece.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibrin sealants have been implemented in the management of burn wounds. They can be used either in combination with skin grafts for full-thickness burns or alone for treating superficial and deep dermal burns. The aim of this review was to provide critical insights regarding the efficacy of fibrin sealants in enhancing wound healing, improving graft adherence, and reducing complications. Therefore, evidence from experimental models and clinical trials was synthesized, underscoring the transformative role of fibrin sealants in modern burn care. This comprehensive review includes recent evidence on the potential benefits of fibrin sealants in the management of superficial and deep dermal or full-thickness burn injuries. Clinical and experimental evidence underscores some benefits in utilizing fibrin sealants in the management of superficial and deep dermal burn injuries, or in combination with skin grafts in full-thickness burns. Furthermore, fibrin sealants diminish postoperative pain and facilitate quick recovery for daily activities; however, controversy regarding their cost still remains. This review concludes that fibrin sealants could serve as a safe and effective therapeutic option for burn wound management. The safety and efficacy of their utilization, along with their wide availability and easiness to use, could make them an alternative treatment choice when a specialized plastic surgery service is not available, or in the emergency setting across different healthcare systems.

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burnfibringluesealanttreatment

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PMID40558627
PMCPMC12192090

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