Controlled clinical study of skin donor sites and deep partial-thickness burns treated with cultured epidermal allografts. 1996

M T Rivas-Torres, and D Amato, and H Arámbula-Alvarez, and W Kuri-Harcuch
Burn Unit, Traumatology Hospital Magdalena de Las Salinas, Mexico City, Mexico.

Two clinical studies in donor sites and deep partial-thickness burns treated with banked cultured human epidermal allografts are described. Ten burn patients were subjected to donor split-thickness skin harvesting. The study was controlled, side-by-side comparative, blind, and randomized. Banked cultured epidermal allografts promoted a faster reepithelialization of the wounds; they epithelialized in an average of 6.9 days, whereas controls healed in an average of 11.1 days, giving a reduction of 37.8 percent in time to heal (p < 0.005). Allografted sites were less erythematous as compared with controls (p < 0.01), with more tendency to normopigmentation. In the deep partial-thickness burns study, 10 patients with 18 burned wounds were treated. Wounds treated with cultured allografts showed complete reepithelialization in about 3 to 6 days. The two clinical studies showed that banked cultured epidermal allograft promotes a significantly faster epithelialization of donor sites and deep partial-thickness wounds. These results support the idea that cultured allografts should be used routinely to improve treatment of burn patients and reduce their therapy time.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002056 Burns Injuries to tissues caused by contact with heat, steam, chemicals (BURNS, CHEMICAL), electricity (BURNS, ELECTRIC), or the like. Burn
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000078404 Epidermal Cells Cells from the outermost, non-vascular layer (EPIDERMIS) of the skin. Epidermal Cell,Epidermic Cells,Cell, Epidermal,Cell, Epidermic,Cells, Epidermic,Epidermic Cell
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor
D014015 Tissue Banks Centers for acquiring, characterizing, and storing organs or tissue for future use. Tissue Banking,Bank, Tissue,Banking, Tissue,Banks, Tissue,Tissue Bank
D014184 Transplantation, Homologous Transplantation between individuals of the same species. Usually refers to genetically disparate individuals in contradistinction to isogeneic transplantation for genetically identical individuals. Transplantation, Allogeneic,Allogeneic Grafting,Allogeneic Transplantation,Allografting,Homografting,Homologous Transplantation,Grafting, Allogeneic

Related Publications

M T Rivas-Torres, and D Amato, and H Arámbula-Alvarez, and W Kuri-Harcuch
January 2000, The Journal of burn care & rehabilitation,
M T Rivas-Torres, and D Amato, and H Arámbula-Alvarez, and W Kuri-Harcuch
July 1993, Archives of dermatology,
M T Rivas-Torres, and D Amato, and H Arámbula-Alvarez, and W Kuri-Harcuch
November 2001, Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries,
M T Rivas-Torres, and D Amato, and H Arámbula-Alvarez, and W Kuri-Harcuch
December 1992, Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries,
M T Rivas-Torres, and D Amato, and H Arámbula-Alvarez, and W Kuri-Harcuch
December 1993, The Journal of trauma,
M T Rivas-Torres, and D Amato, and H Arámbula-Alvarez, and W Kuri-Harcuch
February 1989, Burns, including thermal injury,
M T Rivas-Torres, and D Amato, and H Arámbula-Alvarez, and W Kuri-Harcuch
January 1995, Acta chirurgiae plasticae,
M T Rivas-Torres, and D Amato, and H Arámbula-Alvarez, and W Kuri-Harcuch
March 2019, Military medicine,
M T Rivas-Torres, and D Amato, and H Arámbula-Alvarez, and W Kuri-Harcuch
January 2013, Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association,
M T Rivas-Torres, and D Amato, and H Arámbula-Alvarez, and W Kuri-Harcuch
August 2009, International wound journal,
Copied contents to your clipboard!