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The Use of Frogskin as a Biological Dressing for Temporary Cover of Burn Wounds

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Most burns experts will agree that third degree burn wounds should be excised by the end of the first postinjury week. The wound should be closed if one is to minimize or avoid the deleterious effects of the hypermetabolic changes which occur after a major burns injury. Early excision and grafting has significantly decreased morbidity and mortality in burns patients. In selected cases, this method offers a better chance of a faster recovery, with marked reductions in metabolic consumption, as a consequence of the prompt closure of the wound.

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  1. Division of Plastic Surgery, Pronto Socorro para Queimaduras Ltda., Rua 5, 439, Setor Oeste, Goiânia Goiás, 74115 060, Brazil

    N. Sarto Piccolo MD

  2. Pronto Socorro para Queimaduras Ltda., Rua 5, 439, Setor Oeste, Goiânia Goiás, 74115 060, Brazil

    M. Sarto Piccolo MD

  3. Scientific Department, Pronto Socorro para Queimaduras Ltda., Rua 5, 439, Setor Oeste, Goiânia Goiás, 74115 060, Brazil

    M. T. Sarto Piccolo MD, PhD

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    Marita Eisenmann-Klein M.D. (General Secretary of the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and Direktorin) (General Secretary of the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and Direktorin)

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    Constance Neuhann-Lorenz M.D. (Fachärztin für Chirurgie Fachärztin für Plastische und Ästhetische Chirurgie und President) (Fachärztin für Chirurgie Fachärztin für Plastische und Ästhetische Chirurgie und President)

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Sarto Piccolo, N., Sarto Piccolo, M., Sarto Piccolo, M.T. (2008). The Use of Frogskin as a Biological Dressing for Temporary Cover of Burn Wounds. In: Eisenmann-Klein, M., Neuhann-Lorenz, C. (eds) Innovations in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-46326-9_16

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