J Korean Burn Soc.  2012 Jun;15(1):20-23.

Comparison of Inofoam(R) and Medifoam(R) for Donor Site Dressing after Split Thickness Skin Graft in Burn Patients

• Son YH
• Jang YH
• Chae HD
• Shin IH
• Kim SG
• Lee MY

Abstract

PURPOSE
Inofoam(R) is a hydrocellular material developed recently for wound dressing. In the present study, the efficacy of Inofoam(R) for donor site dressing after split thickness skin graft (STSG) was evaluated and compared with that of Medifoam(R).
METHODS
The study was conducted on 15 patients with third degree of burn underwent STSG from Nov. 2011 to Feb. 2012. Donor sites were divided into groups of Inofoam(R) and Medifoam(R). The duration of wound healing, pain score and exudate absorption ratio were compared between the two groups.
RESULTS
The duration of wound healing time was 10.7+/-2.2 days in Inofoam(R) group, 10.5+/-2.0 days in Medifoam(R) group (P>0.05). On postoperative 1 day, the exudate absorption ratio in was 341.6+/-59.3% in Inofoam(R) group and 349.0+/-41.8% in Medifoam(R) group. There were no significant differences in wound healing duration, swelling ratio, and pain score between the two groups (P>0.05).
CONCLUSION
The present study shows that the efficacy of a recently used polyurethane foam Inofoam(R) for donor site dressing is as effective as that of Medifoam(R).

Keyword

Dressing materials; Split thickness skin graft; Wound healing

MeSH Terms

Absorption
Bandages
Burns
Exudates and Transudates
Humans
Polyurethanes
Skin
Tissue Donors
Transplants
Wound Healing
Polyurethanes