Introduction: Various methods have been advocated to care for a skin graft donor site. They include an open-air exposure to an application of a thin autologous skin graft. An application of microporous paper dressings with radiant local heat has been the approach commonly used in Mexico. Spontaneous separation of the dressing from the wound bed occurs in 12 to 15 days as the healing of graft donor sites takes place. Biological dressing composed of cultured live human keratinocytes (special gauze with 3 to 5 layers of keratinocytes) was assessed of its usefulness in caring for a graft donor site. The findings formed this report. Material and Methods: A total 2600 files of patients in the once that we made autografts and the Epifast was used to cover de donor site. Results: A total of more than 4000 patients from 2006 to 2022, we included in this review 2600 files of patients in that once we made autografts, the Epifast was used to cover de donor site. 55% boys and 45% girls, the age of patients ranged from the younger of 1 year to the oldest of 17 years, with a mean age of 7.6 years. They had sustained burn injuries with a body surface involvement ranging from 2 to 45% and an average BSA of 29%. The hospital stay was 1 to 32 days with an average of 22 days. The wound consequential to skin graft harvesting was covered with the biological dressing of human keratinocytes, healing of the skin graft donor sites was uneventful. The time required to complete re-epithelialization processes for the area covered the biological dressing of human keratinocytes was between in 5 to 7 days. Conclusions: Healing time noted in a wound consequential to skin graft harvest, was short if it was covered with the biological dressing of human keratinocytes, Epifast. In a previous comparative work we demonstrated the time required to complete re-epithelialization processes for the area covered with microporous paper dressing varied between 12 to 15 days. Then with this patient review we support the use of the biological dressing in the donor site.

P.116 Biological Dressing of Cultured Live Human Keratinocytes Epifast®, to Care for a Skin Grafts Donor Site

Dear friends and colleagues,

We will be pleased to welcome you in Turin (Italy) for the 19th European Burns Association´s Congress in 2022. Italy is honored to hold the meeting of the European Burns Association for the second time, after Verona in 1995. Turin is easily reachable from everywhere in Europe, either travelling by car, train or choosing flight connections. During the meeting, held in the renewed industrial center of the main Italian historical automotive factory (i.e. Lingotto-FIAT), we will meet international burn specialists, focusing on standards of care, progresses in burn treatment, strategies to face disaster situations, with a special attention to education of younger colleagues. However, in your spare time, you might enjoy the sweet days of Italian late summer, simply wandering in the green parks and gardens along the two rivers which cross the city, or you might decide to discover the numerous art galleries, churches, palaces, libraries, walking across elegant squares and large boulevards, passing through centuries of art and history; finally, you may choose to immerse yourself in some of the most exciting museum experiences, such as the Cinema Museum and the Turin’s Egyptian museum.

Looking forward to seeing you all in Turin for the 19th European Association´s Congress in 2022!
Maurizio Stella, Congress President, Turin Burn Centre