Skin grafting the contaminated wound bed: reassessing the role of the preoperative swab.

Objective: To investigate use of the preoperative wound swab to predict graft failure compared with establishing the indication for skin grafting on clinical grounds alone. Method: Patients requiring meshed split-thickness skin grafting were prospectively included; the indication for grafting was es...

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Published in:	Journal of Wound Care Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 85 - 90
Main Authors:	Aerden, D., Bosmans, I., Vanmierlo, B., Spinnael, J., Keymeulen, B., Van Den Brande, P.
Format:	pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Mark Allen Holdings Limited Feb2013
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost