Skin Graft Harvesting and Application by indigenously developed Spray Gun technique on Post Traumatic Raw areas: A Pilot study

This prospective, interventional pilot study will investigate the effectiveness of spray gun-assisted autologous skin grafting in accelerating healing in traumatic wounds. With the increasing burden of complex traumatic injuries in low-resource settings, there will be a pressing need to enhance wound healing outcomes while minimizing donor site morbidity. The spray gun method will allow uniform distribution of minced skin grafts, enabling significant expansion of donor skin and promoting early epithelialization. The study will be conducted at AIIMS Trauma Centre and will enroll 30 adult patients who will meet the inclusion criteria for split-thickness skin grafting (STSG). Each patient will serve as their own control. One half of the STSG donor site will be treated with the spray technique, while the other half will receive standard care. The primary endpoints will include graft take percentage, degree and rate of epithelialization, and pain assessment. Secondary parameters will include infection rates, dressing frequency, and analgesic requirements.