Frederick A. DeClement
Drexel University
17 Papers
140 Citations
Frederick A. DeClement is an academic researcher from Drexel University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hemodynamics & Skin grafting. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 17 publications.
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Papers
Multicenter postapproval clinical trial of Integra dermal regeneration template for burn treatment.
David M. Heimbach,Glenn D. Warden,Arnold Luterman,Marion H. Jordan,Nathan Ozobia,Colleen M. Ryan,D. Voigt,William L. Hickerson,Jeffrey R. Saffle,Frederick A. DeClement,Robert L. Sheridan,Alan R. Dimick +11 more
TL;DR: The safety and effectiveness of Integra Dermal Regeneration Template was evaluated in a postapproval study involving 216 burn injury patients and further supports the conclusion that Integra is a safe and effective treatment modality in the hands of properly trained clinicians under conditions of routine clinical use at burn centers.
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Skin Banking.: Part Iii. Cadaveric Allograft Skin Viability
TL;DR: The functional metabolic viability of cadaveric dermal allograft used for burn wound coverage was determined by means of the conversion of radiolabelled glucose into carbon dioxide.
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Skin banking methodology: an evaluation of package format, cooling and warming rates, and storage efficiency.
TL;DR: The two major skin packaging formats for transplantable human skin, flat — folded and rolled — cylindrical, were evaluated with respect to the control of cooling rate, warming rate, and storage efficiency.
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Skin Banking Part I. Procurement of Transplantable Cadaveric Allograft Skin for Burn Wound Coverage
TL;DR: Analyses of hospital deaths and medical examiner cases revealed that only 3.8% to 7% of cadavers were acceptable as potential skin donors, and a consent rate of 32% yielded an actual skin donation rate of 1% to 2% of deaths.
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Intradermal injection of epinephrine to decrease blood loss during split-thickness skin grafting.
TL;DR: The method the authors use to help decrease the loss of blood during skin grafting is an injection of epinephrine intradermally before the graft and eschar are excised.
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