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Using fibrin sealant for skin graft fixation to avoid sedation in children with burns: a prospective study
Kelly Aa Kwa1,2, Anouk Pijpe1, Dirk de Korte3,4
1Burn Centre, Red Cross Hospital, PO Box 1074, 1940 EB Beverwijk, the Netherlands.
Objective:
To investigate whether a fibrin sealant, Fitrix (Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation, The Netherlands), for fixation of skin grafts in children with burn wounds is less invasive and equally effective in comparison with skin staples.
Method:
A single-centre prospective observational cohort study was conducted. Children requiring skin grafting after burns were included and received the fibrin sealant. This group was compared with a retrospective control group of children whose skin grafts were fixed with skin staples. Study outcomes were graft take, graft dislocation, other wound complications, healing and need for sedation.
Results:
In the fibrin sealant and the control groups, 17 and 27 patients were included, respectively. The percentage of total body surface area (%TBSA) grafted was smaller (p=0.028) in the fibrin sealant group (median 1.0, interquartile range (IQR) 1.5 versus 2.0, IQR 2.5). There was no significant difference in graft take or wound healing. There were two graft dislocations in the fibrin sealant group and none in the control group. Other complications included a patient with graft failure in the fibrin sealant group, and another patient with a vanishing graft and wound infection in the control group. There were fewer sedations in the fibrin sealant group compared with the control group (one versus 20, p<0.0001).
Conclusion:
The fibrin sealant used in this study was non-inferior for the fixation of skin grafts in comparison with skin staples, and avoided sedation procedures.
