Clinical observation of Wound Care Ointment on split-thickness skin graft donor site healing

This study aimed to investigate the clinical application of Wound Care Ointment combined with Vaseline gauze for the repair of split-thickness skin graft donor sites.

A total of 64 patients who met the inclusion criteria were included. The study group (32 patients) used Vaseline gauze lined with Wound Care Ointment to close the split - thickness skin graft donor sites, while Vaseline gauze was applied directly to the donor sites in the control group (32 patients). Demographic data, wound infection conditions, epithelialization time, the time of the first postoperative outer gauze replacement, Visual analogue scale (VAS) during the first postoperative outer gauze change and the number of layers of bleeding gauze were recorded for the selected patients.

The epithelialization time of the donor site wound in the study group was significantly shorter than that in the control group [(10.09±0.93) days vs. (10.78±0.94) days, P<0.05]; VAS for the first postoperative change of the outer gauze in the study group was lower than that in the control group (2.47±0.84 vs. 3.53±1.14, P<0.05); the time for the first postoperative change of the outer gauze in the study group was later than that in the control group [(6.38±0.91) days vs. (5.78±1.26) days, P<0.05]; and the number of layers of bleeding gauze during the first postoperative change of the outer dressing in the study group was less than that in the control group (6.72±1.02 vs. 7.50±1.08, P<0.05).

Wound Care Ointment is beneficial for the wound healing of split-thickness skin graft donor sites, which prolongs the first postoperative dressing change, reduces pain during the removal of the inner layer dressing, provides excellent wound protection and shortens the healing time. Therefore, Wound Care Ointment can be recommended for the repair of split-thickness skin graft donor sites.