Comparing Banana Leaf Dressing and Vaseline Gauze Dressing for Split-Thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites in a Ugandan Hospital

Comparing Banana Leaf Dressing and Vaseline Gauze Dressing for Split-Thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites in a Ugandan Hospital

Introduction: This study compared the effectiveness of banana leaf dressing (BLD) with the commonly used Vaseline gauze dressing (VGD) on split-thickness skin graft (SSG) donor sites. VGD is not completely nonadherent and is associated with pain on removal. BLD is smooth, non-adherent, pain-fre...

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Main Authors: Naomi Leah Kekisa, George Galiwango, Andrew Hodges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Surgical Society of Kenya 2021-01-01
Series:The Annals of African Surgery
Subjects:
split-thickness skin graft
donor sites
banana leaf dressing
vaseline gauze dressing
Online Access:https://www.annalsofafricansurgery.com/banana-leaf-vs-vaseline-gauze-dress

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