Photographic evaluation of different adrenaline-containing tumescent solutions on skin graft donor site bleeding: A prospective randomised trial

Autologous skin grafting remains the gold-standard and most popular form of definitive coverage for burn wounds after tangential excision [1]. Donor site bleeding, however, is an inevitable and undesired consequence of skin graft harvesting. This may be significant in patients with major burns who benefit from a large surface area of skin graft for wound coverage, and is commonly exacerbated in these situations by coagulopathy from acidosis, hypovolaemia or excessive volume expansion, hypothermia, and sepsis [2].
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research