[Preparation and clinical use of xenoskin]

Two methods of preparing the pig-skin at a meat-packing plant and its application as a biological bandage in the clinic of thermal injuries are described. The first method is the sterile preparing. The second one--xenotransplants are prepared without an observation of aseptics rules. The material is subject to lyophilic drying and sterilization by gamma rays. The application of xenotransplants gave good results in the treatment of 107 patients with burns.