Use of Biobrane for extensive posterior donor site wounds.

Abstract

Optimal treatment of extensive donor sites in patients with major burn injuries can be frustrating for both physician and nursing staffs and can cause great discomfort for the patients. Slow healing or infections of donor site wounds may impede other aspects of burn care and delay further skin grafting. The posterior trunk is a particularly good site for donor site harvesting in patients who have incurred extensive burns. Posterior donor site wounds have been noted to heal with less hypertrophic scar compared with other donor sites, because the epidermis and dermis allow for thicker grafts and more rapid healing. The combination of Biobrane and airflow specialty beds can enable successful treatment of posterior donor site wounds.