caa a22 4500 463210573 CHVBK 20180405153139.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00238-007-0140-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00238-007-0140-z The effect of sucralfate, an agent for gastroprotection on the healing of split thickness skin graft donor sites [Elektronische Daten] [Birol Civelek, H. Inal, Kubilay Ozdil, Selim Celebioglu] Skin is the most commonly used tissue for the transplantation. A meticulous care of the donor site is needed to prevent scarring, delayed healing, and pain. Various agents and dressing materials have been reported to help healing of skin graft donor sites. Sucralfate is an extensively used agent, which provides acute gastroprotection and acceleration of chronic ulcer healing. In this study, we assessed the effects of topical sucralfate on the healing of the split thickness skin graft donor sites in a prospective comparative way. The study was carried out on 32 randomly chosen patients undergoing surgery for various causes and requiring split thickness skin graft resurfacing. The upper halves of the skin graft donor sites on the thighs were simply covered with paraffin gauze and the lower half was covered with sucralfate-soaked paraffin gauzes. The day of full epithelization varied from 6 to 9days and 8-12days on the sucralfate-applied areas and on the control sites, respectively. The mean value of the healing was 7.01days in the studied lower halves and 10.8days in the upper halves. The healing rate was strikingly faster and less painful on the sucralfate-applied areas. We were able to discharge patients earlier than usual, and patients' comfort increased. It seems that sucralfate is a promising topical agent to increase the healing rate and decrease the incidence of associated problems such as pain and hypertrophic scar. Springer-Verlag, 2007 Sucralfate nationallicence Donor site healing nationallicence Civelek Birol Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Diskapi Yıldırım Beyazıt Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut Inal H. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Diskapi Yıldırım Beyazıt Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut Ozdil Kubilay Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Diskapi Yıldırım Beyazıt Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut Celebioglu Selim Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Diskapi Yıldırım Beyazıt Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut European Journal of Plastic Surgery Springer-Verlag 30/1(2007-06-01), 25-28 0930-343X 30:1<25 2007 30 238 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-007-0140-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-007-0140-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Civelek Birol Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Diskapi Yıldırım Beyazıt Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Inal H. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Diskapi Yıldırım Beyazıt Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ozdil Kubilay Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Diskapi Yıldırım Beyazıt Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Celebioglu Selim Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Diskapi Yıldırım Beyazıt Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Journal of Plastic Surgery Springer-Verlag 30/1(2007-06-01), 25-28 0930-343X 30:1<25 2007 30 238 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer