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Date Published: 22/07/2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v540i3.10455
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Vol. 540 No. 3 (2024)
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Hoàng , T. A., & Phan, V. T. (2024). EVALUATING THE RESULT OF IMMOBLIZING SPLIT-THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT BY VACUUM - ASSISTED CLOSURE DEVICE. Vietnam Medical Journal, 540(3). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v540i3.10455

EVALUATING THE RESULT OF IMMOBLIZING SPLIT-THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT BY VACUUM - ASSISTED CLOSURE DEVICE

Tuấn Anh Hoàng , Văn Tân Phan

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Introduction: Hematoma, infection and shear forces of interface are the common causes of skin graft loss. Recently, immobilizing split-thickness skin graft by VAC has improved those conditions and provided better results. Patients and methods: A cross-sectional study in 18 patients who underwent split-thickness skin graft and VAC for immobilizing  , from 01/2023 to 01/2024 at Hanoi Medical University hospital. Results: The average percent graft take was 96.78% (93-99%), with 16/18 patients (88.89%) have percent larger than 95%. The average hospitalization time post-surgery was 8.22 (3-19), none of the patients needed a second surgery, and none of the patients had infection or seroma complications. Conclusion: the results of our research contribute to the idea of utilizing VAC to immobilize split-thickness skin graft, which is effective and reduces hospitalization time and financial burden.

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Split-thickness skin graft, VAC, immobilizing skin graft.

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