Exploring the Place of Fish Skin Grafts with Omega-3 in Pediatric Wound Management

Cherry, Ibrahim; Tarhini, Lana; Doan, Marie; De Buys Roessingh, Anthony

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“…A variety of wound dressings are now available to support the "wait and see" approach and ensure complication-and infection-free healing. Acellular fish skin grafts are a new option in the treatment of burns in children and have not yet been studied extensively [2][3][4]. The fish skin is made of intact skin from North Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and is processed using a proprietary method that preserves its structure and lipid composition (omega-3 fatty acids) [2].…”

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The Use of Fish Skin Grafts in Children as a New Treatment of Deep Dermal Burns—Case Series with Follow-Up after 2 Years and Measurement of Elasticity as an Objective Scar Evaluation

Staubach,

Glosse,

Loff

2024

JCM

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Background: Wound healing in deep dermal burn injuries continues to be a challenge in paediatrics. In the absence quick and spontaneous wound closure, split-thickness skin grafting is often necessary. Since the development of a new type of acellular fish matrix, which is very similar to the human skin matrix, skin closure and wound conditioning can be achieved without split-thickness skin grafting. Methods: The following study shows a case series of 20 children in whom a fish skin graft was used. The aim was to develop an algorithm for selecting and using fish skin and its long-term results after one and two years. Acellular fish skin worked as a granulation base for wound healing and also as a substitute for split-thickness skin grafts. Results: There was no evidence of infection. Skin transplants and, thus, additional operations could be avoided. The follow-up examinations showed an excellent result, both objectively by means of elasticity measurements (DermalabCombo®) and in the subjective assessment of the skin as part of the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS). Conclusion: Fish skin grafts are a good alternative to split-thickness skin grafts for deep dermal wounds. These results should be further analysed with a larger number of patients in future publications.

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The Use of Fish Skin Grafts in Children as a New Treatment of Deep Dermal Burns—Case Series with Follow-Up after 2 Years and Measurement of Elasticity as an Objective Scar Evaluation

Staubach,

Glosse,

Loff

2024

JCM

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Fresh tilapia fish skin graft treatment of severe skin burns in a cat

de Witt,

Bester

2024

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An entire female cat presented with extensive third‐degree burns covering greater than 30% of total body surface. The wound was cleaned and debrided with daily dressing management to heal with second intention. Dressing applied included honey‐based product, L‐Mesitran Ointment, and silver alginate dressing, Askina Calgitrol Thin, until healthy granulation tissue had formed. Fresh tilapia skin grafts were harvested and prepared and secured onto the wound bed. Daily lavage and graft evaluation occurred, and subsequently the skin grafts were removed on Day 13 and Day 7, respectively. Wound healing was observed without any complications or adverse side effects. In conclusion, the use of fresh tilapia skin grafts proves to be a safe, innovative, low‐cost, and effective therapeutic and promising option in treatment of challenging skin burn wounds. Tilapia fish skin grafts resulted in a clinically favourable outcome in a cat with extensive third‐degree burn wounds.

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Decellularized Scaffolds for Tissue Regeneration: Techniques and Applications

Biazar

2024

Advances in Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering [Working Title]

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Regenerative medicine has shown good potential in regenerating tissues and organs. Tissue engineering, as a sub-branch of this technology, helps the process of tissue and organ regeneration by using enginenering techniques. Biomaterials play a pivotal role in the success of tissue engineering. Of course, challenges such as the origin of biomaterials, synthesis and extraction, biocompatibility and cell adhesion, scaffold design techniques, and physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of scaffolds designed with synthetic biomaterials can create limitations inlimit their use in scaffold design. A promising option for designing scaffolds is the use of tissues and extracellular matrix (ECM). By removing cellular factors and inflammatory factors, a unique microenvironment called the decellularized extracellular matrix (dECM) is prepared, which regulates and directs cellular processes. In this chapter, we discuss various decellularization techniques to preserve the structural, physicochemical, and biological properties of dECM products and some of its applications in tissue regeneration.

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Exploring the Place of Fish Skin Grafts with Omega-3 in Pediatric Wound Management

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The Use of Fish Skin Grafts in Children as a New Treatment of Deep Dermal Burns—Case Series with Follow-Up after 2 Years and Measurement of Elasticity as an Objective Scar Evaluation

The Use of Fish Skin Grafts in Children as a New Treatment of Deep Dermal Burns—Case Series with Follow-Up after 2 Years and Measurement of Elasticity as an Objective Scar Evaluation

Fresh tilapia fish skin graft treatment of severe skin burns in a cat

Decellularized Scaffolds for Tissue Regeneration: Techniques and Applications

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