[Value of fibrin glue in surgery of patients with severe burns]

From January 1985 to May 1986, fibrin glue was used for graft sealing in 158 cases of our 200 skin grafts performed for the treatment of burns. When the graft area was less than 200 cm2, primary and complete healing was routinely observed. In the remainder, we noticed a higher quality of healing when fibrin glue was used compared to the other grafts. In 2 patients, infection of the wound was responsible for a total graft lysis which occurred immediately in the non-sealed grafts and was delayed in the sealed ones. Fibrin glue shortens skin graft healing time while it procures a better quality of life in patients with burns during in hospital stay. However the use of this healing-facilitating compound has to be limited to well-defined indications.