Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
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Unbelievable decrease of blood-platelet in the severely burned patients during the treatment of skingrafting caused two patients to unexpected death. From the records of changes of platelet number, a certain 'platelet curve' was made. By observing the curve, our treatments of skingrafting were carried out during the stable period and from then on we had no death cases.
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We describe a method to prepare keratinocyte cultured sheets for grafting based on the use of an organic glue (n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate). It is a rapid and easy method in which the cultured layers of keratinocytes remain with a surface area similar to the original cultures.