Placental Membranes for Management of Refractory Cutaneous Sinus Tracts of Surgical Origin: A Pilot Study.

J Am Coll Clin Wound Spec

Osiris Therapeutics, Inc., Department of Medical Affairs, 7015 Albert Einstein Drive, Columbia, MD 21046, USA.

Published: September 2017

Despite advances in surgical technique, postoperative complications may lead to refractory cutaneous sinus tracts or tunnels. Negative pressure wound therapy is difficult to apply in longer tracts with a narrow diameter opening and conservative treatment failures ultimately necessitate surgical revisions. The aim of this pilot study was a clinical utility assessment of two different commercial placental membrane products for refractory cutaneous sinus tracts of surgical origin. Patients were treated with viable cryopreserved placental membrane (vCPM, n = 6) or devitalized dehydrated amnion/chorion membrane (dHACM, n = 6). The primary outcome measurement was the proportion of complete sinus tract depth resolution without exudate. Secondary endpoints included 4-week percent reduction in sinus tract probing depth and peri-tract wound surface area, days and number of grafts to resolution, number of wound-related infections, and 1-year recurrence rate for closed sinus tracts. All vCPM patients demonstrated complete sinus tract resolution compared to zero closures in the dHACM group (p = 0.00216). The vCPM group achieved greater percent reduction in probing depth (73.3 ± 21.9 versus -4.4 ± 91.3) and surrounding wound surface area (34.8 ± 86.8 versus -279.3 ± 454.9) at 4 weeks than dHACM. The use of viable intact cryopreserved placental membrane has demonstrated positive clinical outcomes for the treatment for refractory exudative sinus tracts and may be an alternative to repeat surgical intervention.

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