Clinical application of Meek skin grafting technique / 南方医科大学学报

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To discuss the clinical application of Meek skin grafting technique.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixteen patients with TBSA>30% were treated by Meek grafting technique, and the results were compared with a control group treated with traditional stamp skin grafting. The skin expanding rate, graft survival, operating time, medical expense, and skin scar formation were evaluated and compared between the two groups.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In the 16 cases managed with Meek grafting technique, the graft survival rate was above 95%, and there were significant differences in all the observed indices between Meek grafting group and the control group (P<0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Meek skin grafting technique possesses the advantages of more economic donor skin use, shorter operating time and hospital stay with reduced cost, and provides a good option for management of severely burned patients.</p>