British journal of plastic surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Comparing DuoDERM E with scarlet red in the treatment of split skin graft donor sites.
A prospective, randomised, controlled study compared DuoDERM E (DE) with scarlet red (SR) in the treatment of split skin graft donor areas in 60 patients. Healing and donor site comfort were significantly better in the DE group. ⋯ The wound leakage rate was higher in the DE group, requiring an average of 0.8 replacement dressings per donor site as compared with an average of 0.04 for the SR group. An estimate of the cost per donor site for the first ten days of dressing is given.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
A comparison of Zenoderm with DuoDERM E in the treatment of split skin graft donor sites.
A prospective, randomised, controlled study compared Zenoderm (ZM) with DuoDERM E (DE) in the treatment of split skin graft donor areas in 64 patients. The donor site comfort was similar in the two groups. ⋯ Two patients in the ZM group developed infection in their donor sites. The cost is significantly less with ZM than DE.