Pinch skin grafting: an extension of the role of the nurse specialist
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Pinch skin grafting: an extension of the role of the nurse specialist

Christine Moffatt
Margaret Oldroyd Department of Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital, London

Christine Moffatt and Margaret Oldroyd report on this important technique for the treatment of venous ulcers, one which nurses are being trained to carry out

Skin grafting for repair of skin loss is used in many conditions and often involves patients being admitted to hospital for long periods at great expense, both to the patient and to the National Health Service.

Primary Health Care. 7, 7, 18-20. doi: 10.7748/phc.7.7.18.s18

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