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. 2023 Mar 19;15(3):e36348. doi: 10.7759/cureus.36348

Table 1. Summary of Included Studies and Result Analysis.

AFS: acellular fish skin; dHACM: dehydrated human amnio‐chorionic membrane; DPT: deep partial thickness; STSG; split thickness skin graft; FBD: fetal bovine dermis; SPT: superficial partial thickness; SSDC: silver sulfadiazine cream 1%; DFU: diabetic foot ulcer; SOC: standard of care

Studies Year Study type Test performed Results
Michael S, Winters C, Khan M. [5] 2019 Retrospective study AFS grafts, percentage of wound surface closure Over half the wounds healed completely
Kirsner RS, Margolis DJ, Baldursson BT, et al. [6] 2019 Randomized controlled double-blind study Full thickness wounds created on volunteers and treated with either AFS grafts or dHACM Wounds treated with AFS grafts healed faster.
Stone II R, Saathoff EC, Larson DA, et al. [7] 2021 Preclinical trial DPT wounds created on pigs and treated with either AFS graft or FBD Wounds treated with AFS grafts healed faster compared to FBD grafts
Wallner C, Holtermann J, Drysch M, et al. [8] 2022 Retrospective case control study SPT burns treated with Suprathel, DPT burns treated with AFS graft or a STSG Wounds treated with AFS grafts healed faster than Suprathel or STSG 
Lima Júnior EM, Moraes Filho MO, Forte AJ, et al. [9] 2019 Randomized controlled trial SPT burn wounds treated with AFS grafts or SSDC Burn wounds healed at the same rate with AFS graft and silver sulfadiazine cream.
Lima Júnior EM, De Moraes Filho MO, Costa BA, et al. [10] 2020 Randomized controlled trial Superficial and DPT burn wounds treated with either AFS grafts or SSDC Burn wounds treated with AFS grafts healed faster, required fewer dressing changes and less analgesic requirements
Lima Júnior EM, de Moraes Filho MO, Costa BA, et al. [11] 2021 Randomized controlled trial SPT burn wounds treated with AFS grafts or SSDC in an outpatient setting Burn wounds treated with AFS grafts healed faster, were less painful and had lower treatment costs
Winters C, Kirsner RS, Margolis DJ, Lantis JC. [12] 2020 Retrospective comparative cohort study Cost effectiveness of DFU treatment with AFS grafts compared to SOC treatment Reduced costs when wounds are treated with AFS grafts
Lullove EJ, Liden B, Winters C, McEneaney P, Raphael A, Lantis Ii JC. [13] 2021 Randomized controlled trial Treatment resistant DFUs treated with collagen alginate dressing with or without AFS graft Significantly higher number of complete wound healing seen in DFUs treated with AFS grafts
Lullove EJ, Liden B, McEneaney P, et al. [14] 2022 Randomized controlled trial DFUs treated with either collagen alginate dressing with or without AFS graft More wound closures seen in with AFG treatment.