2024 Volume 50 Issue 2 Pages 66-72
Autologous cultured epidermis is essential for wound closure and lifesaving in patients with extensive burns. In Japan, the autologous cultured epidermis JACE® was approved for marketing for extensive burns in 2007 and has been widely used for severe burn patients to date. JACE® measures 8 cm x 10 cm per sheet. It is used for the treatment of deep dermal burns and deep burns covering 30% or more of the total body surface area. Herein, we report six cases of extensive burns treated at Japan Community Healthcare Organization Chukyo Hospital between January 2015 and September 2023. In these cases, wound closure was achieved using more than 51 sheets of JACE®, resulting in life-saving outcomes. Our findings suggest the efficacy of JACE® for saving the lives of patients with more extensive and deeper severe burns. Further studies are needed to investigate the potential of JACE® to treat extensive severe burns.
