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A 55-year-old woman was admitted with a necrotizing fasciitis soft tissue infection, septic shock, untreated diabetes and an altered mental state.
After serial debridement, she was left with a very large defect in her left lower extremity that extended upwards towards her buttocks and lower abdomen.
At post-operation day 30, the trauma team sent the patient to Dr. Nicole Kopari, M.D., F.A.C.S., Assistant Medical Director at the Leon S. Peters Burn Center, UCSF Fresno Community Medical Center, in Fresno, CA.
Dr. Kopari used PriMatrix® and a split-thickness skin graft to achieve complete wound coverage in 15 days. “Our typical pattern in our hospital probably would have been to send this patient to a rehab facility where she would have undergone dressing changes for a good two to three months before she got granulation tissue,” says Dr. Kopari.
Watch this case-specific video to hear:
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- Kopari’s approach to managing necrotizing fasciitis
- How she determined the appropriate dermal matrix for this wound
- Her perspective on using PriMatrix in these types of challenging wounds
PRIMATRIX® DERMAL REPAIR SCAFFOLD
Indications
PriMatrix is intended for the management of wounds that include partial and full thickness wounds; pressure, diabetic, and venous ulcers; second-degree burns; surgical wounds—donor sites/grafts, post-Moh’s surgery, post-laser surgery, podiatric, and wound dehiscence; trauma wounds—abrasions, lacerations, and skin tears; tunneled/undermined wounds; draining wounds.
Contraindication
PriMatrix should not be used for patients with a known history of hypersensitivity to collagen or bovine products.
Warnings
PriMatrix® should be used with caution in regions where an infection exists or is suspected. Treat any existing infection appropriately.
PriMatrix should not be applied directly on third-degree burns.
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Watch On Demand
A 55-year-old woman was admitted with a necrotizing fasciitis soft tissue infection, septic shock, untreated diabetes and an altered mental state.
After serial debridement, she was left with a very large defect in her left lower extremity that extended upwards towards her buttocks and lower abdomen.
At post-operation day 30, the trauma team sent the patient to Dr. Nicole Kopari, M.D., F.A.C.S., Assistant Medical Director at the Leon S. Peters Burn Center, UCSF Fresno Community Medical Center, in Fresno, CA.
Dr. Kopari used PriMatrix® and a split-thickness skin graft to achieve complete wound coverage in 15 days. “Our typical pattern in our hospital probably would have been to send this patient to a rehab facility where she would have undergone dressing changes for a good two to three months before she got granulation tissue,” says Dr. Kopari.
Watch this case-specific video to hear:
-
- Kopari’s approach to managing necrotizing fasciitis
- How she determined the appropriate dermal matrix for this wound
- Her perspective on using PriMatrix in these types of challenging wounds
Please fill out the below form to access this premium content:
PRIMATRIX® DERMAL REPAIR SCAFFOLD
Indications
PriMatrix is intended for the management of wounds that include partial and full thickness wounds; pressure, diabetic, and venous ulcers; second-degree burns; surgical wounds—donor sites/grafts, post-Moh’s surgery, post-laser surgery, podiatric, and wound dehiscence; trauma wounds—abrasions, lacerations, and skin tears; tunneled/undermined wounds; draining wounds.
Contraindication
PriMatrix should not be used for patients with a known history of hypersensitivity to collagen or bovine products.
Warnings
PriMatrix® should be used with caution in regions where an infection exists or is suspected. Treat any existing infection appropriately.
PriMatrix should not be applied directly on third-degree burns.