Graft Bed Requirements
- Remove all non-viable tissue from
wound bed - eschar, necrotic, devitalized and contaminated
tissue
- If wound infection is detected, treat
topically and/or systemically according to burn unit
protocols
- It is preferable to have a "safety"
between the INTEGRA® Template and the remaining burn
eschar. The "safety zone" should be 2-4 centimeters
wide and the excised zone is then covered with one of
the following: allograft, xenograft, TransCyte*, Biobrane**,
Acticoat*, 5% sulfamylon soaked gauze, 0.5% silver nitrate
soaked gauze. The safety zone is left in place until
the patient is brought back and the remaining eschar
is excised.
*TransCyte and Acticoat are trademarks of Smith &
Nephew.
**Biobrane is a registered trademark of Bertek Pharmaceuticals
Inc.
