Table 2.
Products and solutions mentioned in this article
Product | Description | Presentation | Main use | Advantages | Disadvantages |
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Alloderm | Human cadaveric acellular matrix | Membrane | Full thickness deep burn in cosmetically important areas | Dermal substitute | Expensive |
Amnion | Biological dressing | Membrane | Partial thickness face burn | Moldable, pliable, monitoring of wound, contains growth factors | Allogenic, expensive |
AWBAT | Off the market | ||||
Biobrane | Biosynthetic collagen matrix | Membrane (large sheets, hands) | Superficial burns | No dressing change if adherent for 2 weeks; reduced pain; monitoring of wound; | If not adherent risk of infection |
Cultured Epithelial Autograft (CEA) | Keratinocytes | Thin sheet of skin | Large burns | Large coverage with small donor | Fragile, expensive, long-time to grow in-vitro |
Integra | Bovin collagen matrix with silicon layer on the surface | Membrane with silicon layer | Deep full thickness burn, burn in cosmetically important areas, large burns | Good cosmetic outcome, dermal substitute | Infection risk, expensive |