Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.]
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Periprocedural analgesic therapy is an often overlooked, but critical component of ensuring adequate surgical patient care and overall satisfaction with surgical outcomes. Adequate pain management requires thorough assessment of pain and complete knowledge and understanding of the various therapeutic agents available. ⋯ Appropriate pain assessment leads to the selection of optimal pharmacologic options for pain control in the acute postoperative setting.
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Split-thickness skin grafting is often associated with poor skin quality. In this context, a new collagen cell carrier (CCC), as an underlayment in split skin graft (SSG) transplantation for covering tissue defects in rats, has been evaluated as an improving agent. ⋯ Split skin grafting is associated with poor dermal quality, but CCC may offer unique opportunities in complex wound management in terms of skin graft quality improvement.