This study aims to compare the effectiveness of two wound dressings, Acticoat Absorbent (AA) and BCT Antimicrobial (BCT) on Split Thickness Skin Graft (STSG) donor site.
Seventy patients who undergo STSG procedure in Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital will be recruited. Two donor sites of equal lengths and widths on the same thigh, which are at least 2 cm apart will be covered randomly with AA and BCT each. Wound healing rate and infection rate will be assessed at 7 and 14 days after surgery. Degrees of pain and itchiness will be assessed daily with Visual Analogue Scale for the first 7 post-operative days. Scar appearance will be assessed with Vancouver Scar Scale 1, 3 and 6 months post-operatively.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
70
wound dressing
wound dressing
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
RECRUITINGwound healing rate
percentage of wound area that has healed at this time
Time frame: 7 days
wound infection rate
Time frame: 7 days
wound healing rate
percentage of wound area that has healed at this time
Time frame: 14 days
scar appearance
Time frame: 1 month
pain and itchiness
Time frame: 1day
scar appearance
Time frame: 3 months
scar appearance
Time frame: 6 months
pain and itchiness
Time frame: 2 days
pain and itchiness
Time frame: 3 days
pain and itchiness
Time frame: 4 days
pain and itchiness
Time frame: 5 days
pain and itchiness
Time frame: 6 days
pain and itchiness
Time frame: 7 days
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