The treatment of donor sites with polyvinylalcohol hydrogelfilm (Cutinova®)

✍ Scribed by M. R. Fechner; M. Kon

• Book ID: 104654696
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1990
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 447 KB
• Volume: 13
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1435-0130
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00184405

✦ Synopsis

Split-skin graft donor sites of 25 patients were covered with transparent polyvinylalcohol-hydrogelfilm (Cutinova®). The wounds healed without pain, and without the abundant leakage as seen with Opsite ®. The important advantage of Cutinova ® is that it does not adhere to the wound, it is painless to remove without damage to the epidermis. Due to its limited size (maximal 15 x 30 cm), it is less suitable for large donor sites.