The Reduction of Itch During Burn Wound Healing
| Autor: | Michael Muller, J D Matheson, J Clayton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Adolescent Avena medicine.medical_treatment Liquid paraffin Treatment outcome Administration Cutaneous Patient satisfaction medicine Humans Plant Oils Colloids Colloidal oatmeal General Nursing Hydrotherapy Wound Healing Burn wound business.industry Pruritus Rehabilitation Baths Middle Aged Treatment Outcome Paraffin Patient Satisfaction Anesthesia General Health Professions Emergency Medicine Female Surgery Antihistamine Burns business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation. 22:76-81 |
| ISSN: | 0273-8481 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/00004630-200101000-00017 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to find a method to reduce the itch experienced by patients who have sustained burn injuries, by using and comparing the effectiveness of 2 shower and bath oils. One product contained liquid paraffin with 5% colloidal oatmeal and the other contained liquid paraffin. The study was carried out in the Adult Burns Unit, Royal Brisbane Hospital (RBH), Brisbane. It was conducted during a 10-month period from July 1998 until April 1999. Thirty-five acute burns patients participated in an assessor-blind clinical trial. Patients were asked twice daily to rate their discomfort from itch and pain. The amount of antihistamine requested by each patient was totalled daily. Analysis of data supplied by patients showed that the group using the product with colloidal oatmeal reported significantly less itch and requested significantly less antihistamine than those using the oil containing liquid paraffin. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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