Comparison of Silver Sulphadiazine and Paraffin Gauze Dressings in the Treatment of Fingertip Amputations
| Autor: | F. G. O’Dwyer, D. N. Quinton, M. S. Riyat |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
| Předmět: |
030222 orthopedics
Transplantation medicine.medical_specialty integumentary system business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Accident and emergency Follow up studies Dentistry 030230 surgery equipment and supplies Dressing change Silver sulphadiazine Surgery body regions Occlusive dressing 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Amputation medicine business human activities Finger length |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Hand Surgery. 22:530-532 |
| ISSN: | 0266-7681 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0266-7681(97)80283-5 |
| Popis: | Fingertip amputations are common injuries presenting to the accident and emergency department and are usually treated conservatively. We compared silver sulphadiazine occlusive dressing to the traditional paraffin gauze compressive dressing in the management of these injuries over a 6 month period. The use of silver sulphadiazine dressing in fingertip amputations led to a more comfortable dressing change when compared with the paraffin gauze dressing. Although the fingertip amputations within the silver sulphadiazine group took longer to heal, on clinical assessment they had a significantly greater finger length preserved at the end of the trial. |
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