Abstract:Objectives: Reducing the amount of harvested donor skin (HDS; autograft) needed for definitive wound closure can improve outcomes in patients with severe burns.Consensus for what constitutes a clinically significant reduction in the amount of HDS is not available. Our objective was to convene a Delphi Consensus Panel (DCP) to determine the threshold of clinical significance for reduction in the amount of HDS to achieve definitive closure in deep-partial-thickness (DPT) and full-thickness (FT) burns. Methods: A… Show more
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