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Surgical sponge as a pressure dressing for skin grafts

Cutaneous graft is an effective way to treat wounds. A pressure dressing is important for the vitality of such grafts. We have observed that the use of surgical sponge as a pressure dressing on cutaneous grafts is feasible and recommend its use.

surgery; graft survival; skin transplantation


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