Hachach-Haram, N;
Bystrzonowski, N;
Kanapathy, M;
Smith, O;
Harding, K;
Mosahebi, A;
Richards, T;
(2017)
A prospective, multicentre study on the use of epidermal grafts to optimise outpatient wound management.
International Wound Journal
, 14
(1)
pp. 241-249.
10.1111/iwj.12595.
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Abstract
Current wound management through the use of a split-thickness skin graft often requires hospital admission, a period of immobility, attentive donor site wound care and pain management. This study evaluates the feasibility of using a novel epidermal graft-harvesting device (CelluTome) that allows pain-free epidermal skin grafting in the outpatient clinic setting. A prospective series of 35 patients was performed in 2 centres, involving 10 acute and 25 chronic wounds. All patients were subjected to epidermal grafting in the outpatient specialist clinic, without the use of anaesthesia, and allowed to return home after the procedure. Completely healed wounds were noted in 22 patients (62·9%). The overall mean time for 50% and 100% reduction in wound size was 3·31 ± 2·33 and 5·91 ± 3·48 weeks, respectively. There was no significant difference in healing times between the acute and chronic wounds (50% reduction in wound size; acute 2·20 ± 0·91 weeks versus chronic 3·73 ± 2·63 weeks, P = 0·171. Hundred percent reduction in wound size; acute 4·80 ± 1·61 weeks versus chronic 6·83 ± 4·47 weeks, P = 0·183). The mean time for donor site healing was 5·49 ± 1·48 days. The mean pain score during graft harvest was 1·42 ± 0·95, and the donor site Vancouver Scar Scale was 0 for all cases at 6 weeks. This automated device offers autologous skin harvesting in the outpatient setting with minimal or no pain and a scar free donor site, equally benefiting both the acute and chronic wounds. It has the potential to save NHS resources by eliminating the need for theatre space and a hospital bed while at the same time benefiting patient care.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | A prospective, multicentre study on the use of epidermal grafts to optimise outpatient wound management |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/iwj.12595 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/iwj.12595 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Hachach-Haram, N; Bystrzonowski, N; Kanapathy, M; Smith, O; Harding, K; Mosahebi, A; Richards, T; (2016) A prospective, multicentre study on the use of epidermal grafts to optimise outpatient wound management, International Wound Journal, which has been published in final form at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/iwj.12595. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html#terms). |
| Keywords: | CelluTome, Epidermal graft, Outpatient care, Wound healing, Wound management |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci > Department of Surgical Biotechnology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Inst of Clinical Trials and Methodology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Inst of Clinical Trials and Methodology > MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1481992 |
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