TY - JOUR
T1 - Hemostasis at skin graft donor sites
T2 - Evaluation of topical agents
AU - Netscher, David T.
AU - Carlyle, Trenton
AU - Thornby, John
AU - Bowen, David
AU - Harris, Scott
AU - Clamon, Janet
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2007 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Blood loss from split-thickness skin graft donor sites may be significant. Various topical agents have been used to decrease this blood loss, including thrombin and epinephrine solutions of varying concentrations. We describe a K-Y jelly/epinephrine mixture that serves both as a lubricant for the dermatome and as a hemostatic agent. This mixture, in comparison with other topical agents, produces rapid hemostasis and offers the advantages of easy use, ready availability, and low cost. The blood loss savings based on this hemostatic technique is quantifiable and significant.
AB - Blood loss from split-thickness skin graft donor sites may be significant. Various topical agents have been used to decrease this blood loss, including thrombin and epinephrine solutions of varying concentrations. We describe a K-Y jelly/epinephrine mixture that serves both as a lubricant for the dermatome and as a hemostatic agent. This mixture, in comparison with other topical agents, produces rapid hemostasis and offers the advantages of easy use, ready availability, and low cost. The blood loss savings based on this hemostatic technique is quantifiable and significant.
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U2 - 10.1097/00000637-199601000-00002
DO - 10.1097/00000637-199601000-00002
M3 - Article
C2 - 8722976
AN - SCOPUS:0030061932
SN - 0148-7043
VL - 36
SP - 7
EP - 10
JO - Annals of plastic surgery
JF - Annals of plastic surgery
IS - 1
ER -