The nurse is providing education to the client with multiple burns and lists the options for skin grafting and application techniques. Which is the primary benefit for using an autograft slit graft versus other types of grafts?
A) Less scarring
B) Less discomfort
C) Speeds healing
D) Rejection is unlikely.
D
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In an autograft slit graft, the skin is harvested from the client's buttocks or thighs. Rejection is less likely with this type of graft because the donor and recipient are the same. There will be scarring at both the donor and recipient sites, and added discomfort is associated from the donor site. Because the slit graft is expanded through a meshing device, the scarring will appear as a mesh. Healing is delayed due to need for two wounds.
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