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Indian Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volume  11, Issue 1, January – June 2023, Pages 37-38
 

Review Article

Use of Topical Nitroglycerin in aiding Full Thickness Skin Graft take

Padmalakshmi Bharathi Mohan1 , Ravi Kumar Chittoria2 , Barath Kumar Singh. P3

Senior Resident, Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India.

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DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijpm.2321.5917.11123.5

Abstract

Skin grafting is a technique that has been used to cover wounds since time immemorial. Various factors affect the take of the graft. If graft take is inadequate, it adds to the morbidity of the patient in terms of additional hospital stay, repeat surgery, and chances of loss of the second graft as well. Various methods have been described in aiding the take of the graft. In this article we would like to highlight the use of topical nitroglycerin in improving the take of Full thickness skin graft.


Keywords : Full thickness skin graft; Nitroglycerin; Graft take.
Corresponding Author : Ravi Kumar Chittoria, Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India.