Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
A randomized comparative trial between Acticoat and SD-Ag in the treatment of residual burn wounds, including safety analysis.
To investigate and evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of Acticoat with nanocrystalline silver for external use on the management of the residual wounds post-burn. ⋯ Acticoat with nanocrystalline silver promotes the healing process of residual wounds post-burn effectively. No adverse reaction of Acticoat was found during the study.
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This study describes the occurrence of work-related injuries from thermal-, electrical- and chemical-burns among electric utility workers. We describe injury trends by occupation, body part injured, age, sex, and circumstances surrounding the injury. This analysis includes all thermal, electric, and chemical injuries included in the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Occupational Health and Safety Database (OHSD). ⋯ For this industry, electric-related burns accounted for the largest percentage of burn injuries, 399 injuries (45.8%), followed by thermal/heat burns, 345 injuries (39.6%), and chemical burns, 51 injuries (5.8%). These injuries also represented a disproportionate number of fatalities; of the 24 deaths recorded in the database, contact with electric current or with temperature extremes was the source of seven of the fatalities. High-risk occupations included welders, line workers, electricians, meter readers, mechanics, maintenance workers, and plant and equipment operators.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Suprathel-an innovative, resorbable skin substitute for the treatment of burn victims.
Autologous split skin grafts are the most reliable method for closing third degree burns. Under this scheme, donor sites as well as second degree burns under conservative treatment, however, would benefit from rapid wound closure. For this treatment, biological as well as synthetic materials are available. ⋯ The Suprathel membrane adhered rapidly to the wound thus protecting against infections and promoting wound healing. No allergic reactions were observed. The ability of the material to resorb ensured pain-free removal after complete healing of the wound.
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Multicenter Study
Burns in Turkish children and adolescents: nine years of experience.
The aim of this study was to describe information about burns that occur in children and adolescents in Turkey. ⋯ Every country needs a nationwide public education system that is aimed at preventing burns and ensuring that burn victims receive proper first aid and age-appropriate, specialized burn care.
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Multicenter Study
Use of a new hemicellulose dressing (Veloderm) for the treatment of split-thickness skin graft donor sites A within-patient controlled study.
A multi-centre, open, within-patient controlled study was performed on 23 adult burnt patients to investigate the effectiveness, safety and tolerability of Veloderm in comparison with Algisite M and Jaloskin in split-thickness skin graft donor site care. The areas dressed with Veloderm completely healed within 10-13 days in a significant higher proportion than the other two dressings (47.6% for Veloderm versus 26.3% for Algisite M and 10% for Jaloskin, P<0.03), showing during the whole study less incidence of exudates and of peri-lesional erythema. The aesthetic outcome of the treated lesions after healing was significantly better for Veloderm (P=0.0016). ⋯ Both pain during application or at removal of dressings and local infections were negligible with all treatments. No scars were formed in any skin donor site. In conclusion Veloderm is a safe and effective dressing for the re-epithelialization of the skin graft donor sites: it showed higher activity than the other two compared dressings.