Surgical Incision Sites are areas where cuts are made with a sharp surgical tool into or through the skin for a specific purpose. A surgical incision can be superficial or deep in the skin.

Skin Graft (closely related to skin flaps) is a surgical procedure were skin tissue is transplanted from one site of the person's body (the donor site) to another site of the body that has been damaged. Skin grafts are commonly used for wounds and burns and can be partial thickness removing only the 2 top layers of the skin or full thickness involving the removal of the epidermis and the entire thickness of the dermis. More extensive procedures usually involve minor surgery and possibly sutures. In the case of some grafts, surgeons may consider using a product such as Top Closure® which employs surgical creep.

In all cases, the integrity of the skin has been disrupted at the wound site, and in the case of grafts, at the donor site, exposing the open area(s) to the risk of infection.

Treatment Best Practices:

1. Once the site has been closed SilvrSTAT® should then be applied to prevent infection including MRSA and to promote healing, and will also help with the post-procedure pain.
2. A sterile dressing or wound closure strip may be applied to help protect the area while it heals. SilvrSTAT®. Excessive pain should be treated with oral analgesics when indicated.
3. SilvrSTAT® is applied as a clear hydrogel just once a day or once every 3 days compared to other silver products that are applied 2-3 times a day and is reimbursable by the ounce under HCPCS Code#A6248.
4. Continue daily until the wound is healed or at the direction of the healthcare prescriber.

Surgical Incisions and Skin Graft Procedure Formulary:

SilvrSTAT® (Rx) Antibacterial Wound Dressing Gel is available in 1 oz. (685-0183) and 3 oz. (685-0184) best practice value

SilvrSTAT® is the only multivalent silver FDA-cleared to inhibit MRSA for the management of surgical site incisions listed on accompanying chart »

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