Acellular Fish Skin Grafts for Management of Split Thickness Donor Sites and Partial Thickness Burns: A Case Series

Mil Med. 2019 Mar 1;184(Suppl 1):16-20. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usy280.

Abstract

Methods: Ten patients having split-thickness skin grafting for burn injury were treated with the fish skin xenografts.

Results: There were no adverse reactions noted on the use of the fish skin grafts. No patient had any reaction to the fish skin and there was a zero incidence of infection. The handling of the fish skin was excellent, a robust and pliable xenograft that was easy to apply.The quality of donor site healing was judged to be good in all cases. Both the analgesic effect noted and the relatively short average times until 100% re-epithelialization are promising. We also illustrate two cases where the dressing was used to treat superficial burns.

Keywords: Kerecis; Skin graft; omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; skin graft donor site; wound healing.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Animals
  • Bandages / standards
  • Burns / surgery*
  • Female
  • Fish Products / standards*
  • Fishes
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • RNA Splice Sites*
  • Skin Transplantation / instrumentation*
  • Skin Transplantation / methods*
  • Wound Healing

Substances

  • RNA Splice Sites