Advances in skin & wound care
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Adv Skin Wound Care · Nov 2014
Braden Scale and Norton Scale modified by INSALUD in an acute care hospital: validity and cutoff point.
The objective of this article was to determine the most suitable cutoff point (CP) for the Braden Scale and Norton Modified Scale by INSALUD Scale (Norton-MI) in an acute care hospital. ⋯ Both scales show good validity data. If the CP is raised: MI-Norton (CP 15): sensitivity: 77.36 (72.43-82.30), specificity 74.27 (72.94-75.61), PPV: 17.52 (15.42-19.62), NPV: 97.89 (97.38-98.41). The Braden scale with a CP of 17 presents sensitivity: 78.38 (73.52-83.24), specificity: 73.44 (72.09-74.79), PPV: 17.25 (15.19-19.31), NPV: 97.96 (97.45-98.47). These CPs improved the predictive capacity of both scales in the authors' hospital environment.
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Adv Skin Wound Care · Nov 2014
A novel hand-shaped suprathel simplifies the treatment of partial-thickness burns.
The standard therapy to treat superficial partial-thickness burns of the hand involves the application of skin substitutes such as Suprathel (PolyMedics Innovations GmbH, Denkendorf, Germany), which reduce pain significantly, thus allowing a fast mobilization and leading to a quicker restoration of function. The aim of this study was to simplify the application of Suprathel by using new precut hand-shaped bandages. ⋯ The use of the new Hand-Suprathel increases efficiency because of its convenient and faster application, as well as by reducing material waste.
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Adv Skin Wound Care · Jul 2014
Comparative StudyHealing effect of sea buckthorn, olive oil, and their mixture on full-thickness burn wounds.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the healing effect of silver sulfadiazine (SSD), sea buckthorn, olive oil, and 5% sea buckthorn and olive oil mixture on full-thickness burn wounds with respect to both gross and histopathologic features. ⋯ A sea buckthorn and olive oil mixture could be considered as an alternative dressing for full-thickness burns because of improved wound healing characteristics and antibacterial property.