[Skin graft, smoking and diabetes mellitus type 2]. / Injertos cutáneos, hábito de fumar y diabetes mellitus tipo 2.

Smoking and hyperglycemia decrease the success of skin graft survival in specific circumstances. It is well known that smoking and diabetes mellitus (DM) type 2 increase the oxidative and impair the endothelial function. The objective of this retrospective study was to determine if smoking and DM type 2 are factors associated with lower skin graft survival, in different etiologies of the injury associated to the skin loss. It was a bicentric, retrospective, cross sectional case control study, carried out on 2457 medical patients who met the inclusion criteria. It was carried out over a 10 years period between January 2000-December 2009, at Reina Sofía University Hospital (Córdoba, Spain) and UAB Hospital at Birmingham (Alabama, USA). The percentage of successful graft for each group and its control were analyzed by Chi-square test. The confidence interval chosen for statistical differences was 95%. Smoking and DM type 2 decreased the percentage of skin graft survival when compared with their control groups. DM type 2 was associated with greater negative success on skin graft survival than smoking when compared with their control groups. There was a statistically significant drop in skin graft of 18% in smoking group (range: 68-86%) and 25% in DM type 2 group (53-78%). The OR showed a clear association between the risk factors studied and the lower skin graft success, being stronger for DM type 2. In conclusion, DM type 2 and smoking are factors associated to lower skin graft take.

Injertos cutáneos, hábito de fumar y diabetes mellitus tipo 2 / Skin graft, smoking and diabetes mellitus type 2

El tabaco y la hiperglucemia reducen significativamente el éxito de los injertos cutáneos. El estrés oxidativo y la disfunción endotelial son factores que se asocian tanto al tabaquismo como a la diabetes mellitus (DM) tipo 2. El objetivo de este estudio fue constatar si existe una asociación entre estos factores de riesgo y el descenso en el porcentaje de éxito de los injertos en pérdidas cutáneas de diversa etiología. Estudio bicéntrico, retrospectivo, de casos y controles, llevado a cabo de enero 2000 a diciembre 2009, en los centros hospitalarios de Reina Sofía (Córdoba, España) y Birmingham (Alabama, EE.UU.), con 2457 pacientes que cumplían los criterios de inclusión. El éxito del injerto p ara cada grupo fue analizado mediante chi-cuadrado. El intervalo de confianza fue del 95%. El hábito de fumar y la DM tipo 2 disminuyeron el porcentaje de éxito de los injertos comparados con sus grupos controles, siendo el efecto de la DM tipo 2 mayor que el del tabaco. Se observó un descenso altamente significativo del porcentaje de injertos prendidos, del 18% en el grupo de fumadores (de 86% a 68%), y del 25% en el grupo de los diabéticos (de 78% a 53%). El cálculo de OR demostró asociación entre los factores de riesgo estudiados y el menor éxito de los injertos cutáneos, siendo mayor para la DM tipo 2. En conclusión: la DM tipo 2 y el hábito de fumar son factores que influyen negativamente en el éxito de los injertos cutáneos.

Smoking and hyperglycemia decrease the success of skin graft survival in specific circumstances. It is well known that smoking and diabetes mellitus (DM) type 2 increase the oxidative and impair the endothelial function. The objective of this retrospective study was to determine if smoking and DM type 2 are factors associated with lower skin graft survival, in different etiologies of the injury associated to the skin loss. It was a bicentric, retrospective, cross sectional case control study, carried out on 2457 medical patients who met the inclusion criteria. It was carried out over a 10 years period between January 2000-December 2009, at Reina Sofía University Hospital (Córdoba, Spain) and UAB Hospital at Birmingham (Alabama, USA). The percentage of successful graft for each group and its control were analyzed by Chi-square test. The confidence interval chosen for statistical differences was 95%. Smoking and DM type 2 decreased the percentage of skin graft survival when compared with their control groups. DM type 2 was associated with greater negative success on skin graft survival than smoking when compared with their control groups.. There was a statistically significant drop in skin graft of 18% in smoking group (range: 68-86%) and 25% in DM type 2 group (53-78%). The OR showed a clear association between the risk factors studied and the lower skin graft success, being stronger for DM type 2. In conclusion, DM type 2 and smoking are factors associated to lower skin graft take.

Injertos cutáneos, hábito de fumar y diabetes mellitus tipo 2 / Skin graft, smoking and diabetes mellitus type 2

El tabaco y la hiperglucemia reducen significativamente el éxito de los injertos cutáneos. El estrés oxidativo y la disfunción endotelial son factores que se asocian tanto al tabaquismo como a la diabetes mellitus (DM) tipo 2. El objetivo de este estudio fue constatar si existe una asociación entre estos factores de riesgo y el descenso en el porcentaje de éxito de los injertos en pérdidas cutáneas de diversa etiología. Estudio bicéntrico, retrospectivo, de casos y controles, llevado a cabo de enero 2000 a diciembre 2009, en los centros hospitalarios de Reina Sofía (Córdoba, España) y Birmingham (Alabama, EE.UU.), con 2457 pacientes que cumplían los criterios de inclusión. El éxito del injerto p ara cada grupo fue analizado mediante chi-cuadrado. El intervalo de confianza fue del 95%. El hábito de fumar y la DM tipo 2 disminuyeron el porcentaje de éxito de los injertos comparados con sus grupos controles, siendo el efecto de la DM tipo 2 mayor que el del tabaco. Se observó un descenso altamente significativo del porcentaje de injertos prendidos, del 18% en el grupo de fumadores (de 86% a 68%), y del 25% en el grupo de los diabéticos (de 78% a 53%). El cálculo de OR demostró asociación entre los factores de riesgo estudiados y el menor éxito de los injertos cutáneos, siendo mayor para la DM tipo 2. En conclusión: la DM tipo 2 y el hábito de fumar son factores que influyen negativamente en el éxito de los injertos cutáneos.(AU)

Smoking and hyperglycemia decrease the success of skin graft survival in specific circumstances. It is well known that smoking and diabetes mellitus (DM) type 2 increase the oxidative and impair the endothelial function. The objective of this retrospective study was to determine if smoking and DM type 2 are factors associated with lower skin graft survival, in different etiologies of the injury associated to the skin loss. It was a bicentric, retrospective, cross sectional case control study, carried out on 2457 medical patients who met the inclusion criteria. It was carried out over a 10 years period between January 2000-December 2009, at Reina Sofía University Hospital (Córdoba, Spain) and UAB Hospital at Birmingham (Alabama, USA). The percentage of successful graft for each group and its control were analyzed by Chi-square test. The confidence interval chosen for statistical differences was 95%. Smoking and DM type 2 decreased the percentage of skin graft survival when compared with their control groups. DM type 2 was associated with greater negative success on skin graft survival than smoking when compared with their control groups.. There was a statistically significant drop in skin graft of 18% in smoking group (range: 68-86%) and 25% in DM type 2 group (53-78%). The OR showed a clear association between the risk factors studied and the lower skin graft success, being stronger for DM type 2. In conclusion, DM type 2 and smoking are factors associated to lower skin graft take.(AU)

Smoking and diabetes mellitus type 2 reduce skin graft take; the use of fibrin glue might restore graft take to optimal levels.

Efficacy has been demonstrated in some uses of fibrin glue associated with graft loss. Smoking and hyperglycemia significantly decrease the success of skin graft survival in specific injuries. This retrospective study aimed to verify the association with decreased skin graft survival and whether fibrin glue is useful in reversing the influence of these factors. This bicentric, retrospective, cross sectional case control study was carried out on 1881 medical patients. Patients who met inclusion criteria were admitted to the Plastic Surgery Service of Reina Sofia University Hospital (Spain) and the Trauma/Burn intensive Care Unit of UAB Hospital at Birmingham (USA) between January 2000 and December 2009. The successful graft take for each group and its control were analyzed by a Chi-square test; the confidence interval was 95%. Smoking and DM type 2 decrease skin graft survival when compared with their control groups. There was a statistically significant improvement in skin graft take when fibrin glue was used. The percentage improvement in the control groups was approximately 10%, whereas in the study groups it was 2-3 times higher. We conclude that graft loss is associated with smoking and DM type 2, but fibrin glue might restore graft adherence to almost normal levels.