Aquacel® Ag Advantage Dressing is Effective in the Wound Management of Extensive Burns After Transplantation of Cultured Epidermal Autograft

Cultured epidermal autografts have been used in recent years, despite the difficulty of treating extensive burns. Appropriate wound management after cultured autograft device transfer is also necessary. Physicians must ensure appropriate administration by managing growth microorganisms and meticulously changing patients’ dressings. Moreover, requires a dry environment exposure to air engraftment. We provide better dressing using newly developed material Aquacel® Ag Advantage manage wounds. A 71-year-old man sustained burns on right upper extremity, left arm, face neck, chest, abdomen, anterior thighs, back. The total burn area was 38%, majority were full-thickness Burn inhalation complicated patient’s condition. performed consecutive surgical operations debridement skin grafting autografts. wounds transfer, which helped control resistant microbes Pseudomonas aeruginosa, prevented adherence when This approach absorbs extra exudate, thereby keeping surface dry. innovative may substitute following autograft, hence increasing take ratio.