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- Title
The Efficacy of Five Different Wound Dressings on Some Histological Parameters in Children With Partial-Thickness Burns.
- Authors
Harma, Birsen; Gül, Mehmet; Demircan, Mehmet
- Abstract
An ideal dressing should ensure that the wound remains moist with exudates but not macerated. Currently, there is no dressing available to suit all wounds, at all stages of the healing process. Although silver-containing dressings are the gold standard for burn wound care, few high-level trials have been completed comparing the clinical utilities of these dressings. In our study, five different types of wound dressings: carboxymethyl cellulose hydrofiber dressing with ionized silver (CMCH-Ag), polyethylene-polyethylene terephthalate aqua fiber dressing with elementary silver (PPAF-Ag), calcium alginate (CA), calcium + zinc alginate (CZA), and 0.2% nitrofurazone-embedded (NF) gauze dressings were compared in regard to histopathological parameters. Children aged between 0 and 18 years with small or middle-sized partial-thickness burns that affected less than 30% of the total body surface area were included in this study. The study groups (CMCH-Ag, PPAF-Ag, CA, and CZA) and the control group (NF) were randomly attained. Wound healing was evaluated by punch biopsies on the 21st day. The thickness of the stratum corneum and the epithelium, the number of papillae, and the papillary length were calculated and compared. The histological parameters of healing, except the stratum corneum thickness, did not show any statistical significance among the groups (P > .05). The dressings that included silver, calcium, or zinc showed useful and similar effects in noninfective burn wounds when compared with nitrofurazone-only dressings. Thus, it may be concluded that silver-containing wound dressings should not be considered as the gold standard in noninfective partial-thickness burn wounds in children.
- Subjects
CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; BODY surface area; CALCIUM alginate; WOUND healing; RESEARCH; BURNS &; scalds; RESEARCH methodology; POLYESTERS; MEDICAL cooperation; EVALUATION research; COMPARATIVE studies; NITROFURANS; ALGINATES; CELLULOSE; ZINC; SILVER; SURGICAL dressings
- Publication
Journal of Burn Care & Research, 2020, Vol 41, Issue 6, p1179
- ISSN
1559-047X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1093/jbcr/iraa063