A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF AUTOGENOUS PLATELET-RICH PLASMA (PRP) IN THE TREATMENT OF SECOND DEGREE DEEP BURNS

Volume : VIII, Issue : X, October - 2018

Dr. Nilottpal Dey, Dr. Maniranjan Debbarma, Dr. Kishan Rao B

The relevance of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) to burn injury treatment was unclear. Different animal and clinical studies

have proved the efficacy of platelet rich plasma to produce an intense inflammatory response leading to increase

vascularity and fasten the healing rate via platelet derived growth factors. In other clinical study on deep dermal burn it has been proved that PRP

promote graft takeup. Our study was aimed to determine the effect of PRP in second degree deep dermal burns. In our study of 15 patients,

autologous platelet rich plasma treated second degree deep dermal burn areas got epithelialised faster and healed without hypertrophied scarring.

It also reduced burn surface area to be skin grafted.

Platelet rich plasma should be considered in large scale studies in the treatment of deep dermal burns which may reduce operative treatments,

hypertrophied scarring, infection, hospital stay and cost.