Biomaterials capable of neutralizing specific cytokines could form the basis for treating a broad range of conditions characterized by intense, local inflammation. Severe burns, spanning partial- to full-thickness of the dermis, can result in complications due to acute inflammation that contributes to burn progression, and early mediation may be a key factor in rescuing thermally injured tissue...

A variety of dressings are used for the management of paediatric burns. Aquacel Ag® is a silver-impregnated hydrofibre that releases silver within the dressing for up to two weeks. It has been reported in the literature that it is a beneficial dressing for the management of partial-thickness burns. It promotes an appropriate environment for re-epithelialization of the burn wound. The aim of thi...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the use of EZ Derm® (Molnlycke Health Care, US, LLC, Norcross, GA) on partial-thickness burns. METHODS A retrospective review of medical records from patients presenting to the Tampa General Regional Burn Center from January 1, 2008, through January 1, 2012, was conducted. A hospitalwide list of patients was generated on the basis of the presence of charge codes for EZ ...

Burns of the front of the chest and abdomen and sometimes the front of the neck and axilla, mostly caused by flame in domestic accidents, are very common in Egypt. If deep, these burns can produce breast deformity in females either in childhood or in adolescence. This work considers 74 female breasts in 55 patients who had post-burn breast deformities due to accidents in childhood or early adul...

Malaysian sea cucumber was incorporated into hydrogel formulation by using electron beam irradiation technique and was introduced as novel cross-linked Gamat Hydrogel dressing. This study investigated whether Gamat Hydrogel enhanced repair of deep partial skin thickness burn wound in rats and its possible mechanism. Wounds were treated with either Gamat Hydrogel, control hydrogel, OpSite® film ...

BACKGROUND We aimed to compare the effects of topical zinc oxide and topical silver sulfadiazine in the treatment of partial-thickness burn wounds. METHODS The study was conducted with 20 New Zealand rabbits, and burn wounds were created by a brass probe. The animals were randomly divided into two groups. The burns were treated with zinc oxide (Group O) or silver sulfadiazine (Group S) with d...

OBJECTIVE Burn wounds remain a challenge due to subsequent wound infection and septicemia, which can be prevented by acceleration of wound healing. The aim of the study was to analyze microcirculation and leukocyte endothelium interaction with particular focus on angiogenesis after full-thickness burn using three different repetitions of low energy shock waves. METHODS Full-thickness burns we...

CONTEXT Moist exposed burn ointment (MEBO), from China, has been said to revolutionize burn management. OBJECTIVE Our study was conducted to compare MEBO with conventional management (C) with respect to the rate of wound healing, antibacterial and analgesic effect, and hospital costs. DESIGN This is a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial conducted between 1 March 1997 and 24 O...

Xenograft and other biologic dressings have been an integral part of burn care for many years. Porcine graft is both inexpensive and, partial thickness burns, provides the additional benefit avoiding painful dressing changes when compared with topical agents. In this case, we discuss a patient suffering from deep burns whom xenograft was used initial wound coverage. This porcine became unexpect...