'Getting Under our Skin': Introducing Banked Allograft Skin to Burn Surgery in South Africa
S. Afr. j. child health (Online)
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106(9): 865-866, 2016. ilus
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en Inglés
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| ID: biblio-1270290
ABSTRACT
Deceased donor skin possesses many of the properties of the ideal biological dressing; and a well-stocked skin bank has become a critically important asset for the modern burn surgeon. Without it; managing patients with extensive burns and wounds becomes far more challenging; and outcomes are significantly worse. With the recent establishment of such a bank in South Africa; the challenge facing the medical fraternity is to facilitate tissue donation so that allograft skin supply can match the enormous demand
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AIM (África)
Asunto principal:
Sudáfrica
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Quemaduras
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Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Dermatologicos
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Aloinjertos
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
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Inglés
Revista:
S. Afr. j. child health (Online)
Año:
2016
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