The role of polyurethane adhesive transparent film dressing was studied in fifty patients against the conventional gauze dressing. "Polyurethane membrane" was found to be a superior form of dressing since it allowed frequent wound observation without disturbance of normal healing process due to change of dressings. It was also found to reduce the wound infection rate. It is moisture, vapour per...

BACKGROUND This study compared the effects of three silver dressing combinations on small to medium size acute partial thickness burns in children, focusing on re-epithelialization time, pain and distress during dressing changes. METHOD Children (0-15 years) with clean, ≤ 10% total body surface area (TBSA) partial thickness burns who met the inclusion criteria were included in the study. Chil...

the diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 gene (dgat1) was identified as a strong candidate gene affecting mutton quality traits in sheep. single nucleotide polymorphism creates a single base mutation (c to t) in agct site of endonuclease alui. dgat1 is one of the candidate genes to improve carcass characteristics in feedlot animals. in order to study area t487c in exon 17 of the dgat1 polymorphism,...

We investigate the effectiveness of window-dressing as a potential strategy to be used by mutual fund managers to promote fund flows. Using a rank gap measure as a proxy for the likelihood that window-dressing has occurred, we find that fund investors as whole punish those managers who are suspected to have engaged in window-dressing. That is, we find a negative relation between the window-dres...

OBJECTIVE Drawtex's ability to remove pathogens and associated virulence factors has been demonstrated in vitro. A model of burn wound infection was used to characterize the in vivo impact of this dressing on infection and wound healing. METHODS Paired burn wounds were created on the dorsum of Sprague Dawley rats and were inoculated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Ani...

AIM This prospective clinical study explored the influence of calcium hydroxide as an interappointment dressing on the healing of periapical lesions associated with pulpless teeth that had not been endodontically treated previously. This was achieved by comparing the prognosis after a two-visit root canal treatment with that following a one-visit treatment. METHODOLOGY Seventy-three patients ...

There are currently hundreds of dressings on the market to aid in wound management. Before selecting a dressing for a particular wound, a practitioner must assess carefully the needs of the wound to understand which dressing would provide maximal benefit. Frequently, there is not one clear best choice, and it is crucial that the pros and cons of each dressing modality be understood. This articl...

Honey dressing has been used to promote wound healing for years but scanty scientific studies did not provide enough evidences to justify it benefits in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. We conducted a prospective study to compare the effect of honey dressing for Wagner's grade-II diabetic foot ulcers with controlled dressing group (povidone iodine followed by normal saline). Surgical debr...

Wound healing represents a major health burden and the variety of wound types has resulted in a wide range of wound dressings with new products frequently introduced to target different aspects of the wound healing process. These wound dressing biomaterials play an active role in the healing process, thus accelerating the process. An ideal dressing should achieve rapid healing at reasonable cos...