Optimizing Burn Injury Care: A Comparative Network Meta-Analysis of Skin Grafts' Efficacy

This study conducted a network meta-analysis of 7 articles to evaluate the efficacy of different skin grafts in burn injury care, focusing on reepithelialization time and repigmentation rate. It found that device-facilitated autologous skin cell transplantation significantly increased reepithelialization rates (OR=5.21), while xenografts had the highest repigmentation rate at 87.50%. The study suggests that device-facilitated autologous skin cell transplantation holds promise for clinical practice due to its high efficacy and minimal repigmentation. Quality assessment indicated that 6 studies were low-risk and 1 was moderate-risk of bias.