• Siek Ying Yeo, Muhammad Izzuddin Hamzan, Wan Azman Wan Sulaiman, and Ahmad Sukari Halim.
• Reconstructive Sciences Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Malaysia; Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Malaysia.
• Burns. 2022 Mar 1; 48 (2): 390-395.

IntroductionGlycerol-preserved skin allograft (GPA) plays a vital role, especially in the management of burns injury. Where it is utilized as temporary wound closure, the considerably cost-effective, simpler handling and storage of GPA makes it preferable in almost all clinical indications. The GPA was first introduced to the Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2001. The supply was imported from Euro Skin Bank, Beverwijk, The Netherlands. In the year 2013, our center had started maintaining an in-house glycerolized skin bank.MethodWe preserved donor skin grafts from patients who underwent plastic surgery-related procedures in 85% glycerol and stored them at +2 °C to +10 °C. Cost estimation of the GPA per cm2 was calculated to analyze the effectiveness of its preservation technique.ResultsThe cost of GPA from our skin bank is estimated to be almost 90% reduction in cost as compared to the supply from Euro Skin Bank.ConclusionThe selective and strategic use of the GPA in major burn patients assure effective advantages in the treatment of burns. The clinical significance of skin allograft usage is very high. The cost-effectiveness of maintaining an in-house skin bank made it possible for various centers for skin allograft usage.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved.

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