Three-year-old saved by fish skin graft
CNN · 1 month ago
CNN
1 month ago
Eliana DeVos received a graft made with fish skin to help her recover from a serious bacterial infection that left an open wound on her neck. CNN’s Jacqueline Howard spoke with Eliana’s mom and her health team at Driscoll Children’s Hospital about the healing process.
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- Eliana DeVos, born at 23 weeks gestation, developed a serious neck wound from a bacterial infection. 32s
- Traditional surgery and human skin grafts were considered too risky for her fragile condition. 1m 9s
- Her care team used medical-grade honey and a graft made from wild Atlantic cod skin to treat the wound. 1m 31s
- The fish skin acted as a scaffold for new tissue growth and aided in the healing process. 2m 0s
- This may be the first documented use of fish skin grafts in a preterm infant, with hopes of broader application. 2m 21s