Long-term patient satisfaction with their split-thickness skin graft donor site and the need for improved preoperative counselling
The majority of patients in the study were satisfied with their donor sites. Dissatisfaction was observed with size, appearance and postoperative complaints. Unrealistic expectations could play a role in dissatisfaction; information tools as illustrations and animations may help in managing patient expectations. Future research should focus on improvement of patient satisfaction with donor site aspects such as size and colour.
Authors
- Tsjitske M. Haanstra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7434-6771)
- Anouk Pijpe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3594-4621)
- Paul P. M. van Zuijlen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3461-8848)
- Daniëlle Rijpma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9818-7720)
- Annebeth Meij‐de Vries
- Annika Catherina Reuvers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5263-9293)
Institutions
- Emma Kinderziekenhuis (NL)
- Red Cross Hospital (GR)
- Association of Dutch Burn Centres (NL)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- The Hague University of Applied Sciences (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Wound Care
- Published
- 2025-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2023.0037
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01