Very proud of the nursing student Sabrina El Abbassi Ouaggad for the advances in her final thesis degree (TFG, abbreviation from the Catalan language) presented at VIII Workshop on Wound Healing, Vic June 7th, 2024.

Title of the poster communication: “Advanced therapy with autologous skin micrografts in patients with complex wounds”(1)

· Original title form the poster communication: “Teràpia avançada amb microempelts cutanis autòlegs en pacients amb ferides complexes” El Abbassi-Ouaggad, Sabirna; Masó-Albareda, Clara; Casals-Zorita, Marta; Palacio-Arronis, Natàlia

1-Faculty of Health and Welfare Sciences, University of Vic- Central University of Catalonia (UVIC-UCC); 2-Hospital Foundation Santa Creu de Vic (FHSC-CHV); 3-Tissue Repair and Regeneration Research Group (TR2Lab), Institute for Research and Innovation in Life and Health Sciences in Central Catalonia (IRIS-CC); 4-Doctoral School, University of Vic- Central University of Catalonia (UVIC-UCC)

She did a prospective observational study carried out in the Clinical Wound Unit of the Santa Creu de Vic University Hospital in patients with chronic or complex wounds. The aim was to observe the effect that autologous skin micrograft therapy has on complex wounds, and the relationship between micrograft therapy with quality of life, pain and wound area.

The outcomes showed that the use of autologous skin micrograft therapy seems to help wound healing in EEII and represents an efficient method for decreasing treatment time. Weekly treatments reduce the number of visits to health centers and the cost of personnel and medical equipment.