Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2013, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (8): 1513-1520.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.08.029

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Synthetic dressing for the treatment of skin Ⅱ degree burns

Wang Qing-hua, Su Qiu-mei   

  1. Second District of Department of General Surgery, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou 570311, Hainan Province, China
  • Received:2012-08-17 Revised:2013-01-31 Online:2013-02-19 Published:2013-02-19
  • About author:Wang Qing-hua, Associate chief nurse, Second District of Department of General Surgery, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou 570311, Hainan Province, China wangqinghua.1974@yahoo.com.cn

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Some basic experiments have shown that wound healing in the moist environment is better than that in the dry environment, and the research on the synthetic dressing is important for skin wound healing.
OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of synthetic dressing on the treatment of skin Ⅱ degree burns.
METHODS: Thirty-eight patients with skin Ⅱ degree burns were selected from the Department of Outpatient, Hainan General Hospital. The wounds were divided into treatment group and control group. The patients in the treatment group were treated with synthetic dressing to cover the burn wound, and the patients in the control group were treated with Iodophor gauze or Vaseline gauze. The effects of these methods on the wound healing and pain were observed after treatment.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: All the patients were included in final analysis. The average wound healing time of the treatment group was (9.8±3.1) days, and the average wound healing time of the control group was (13.1±2.2) days, and there was significant difference in the average healing time between two groups (P < 0.01); the degree of the pain of wound in the treatment group was lower than that in the control group (P < 0.01). The application of synthetic dressing (Mepiform or Mölnlycke) for the treatment of skin Ⅱ degree burns can shorten the wound healing time and reduce the wound pain markedly.

Key words: biomaterials, academic discussion of biomaterials, synthetic dressing, dry dressings, Ⅱ degree burns, wound healing, pain, hydrogel, alginate, silver ions, foam dressing, vaseline gauze

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