The treatment of paediatric burns with concentrated surfactant gel technology: a case series
| Autor: | Timothy P Pittinger, Michel He Hermans, Danielle Curran |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Nursing (miscellaneous) Adolescent Pediatrics 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences Surface-Active Agents 0302 clinical medicine Pulmonary surfactant Re-Epithelialization Medicine Humans Intensive care medicine Child Paediatric patients Retrospective Studies Retrospective review Wound Healing business.industry Infant 030208 emergency & critical care medicine United States Treatment Outcome Child Preschool Practice Guidelines as Topic Anti-Infective Agents Local Fundamentals and skills Female business Burns Gels |
| Zdroj: | Journal of wound care. 29(Sup6) |
| ISSN: | 0969-0700 |
| Popis: | Objective: To assess the safety and efficacy of a surfactant-based technology for the management of burns. Method: In a retrospective review, paediatric patients with different types of burns were treated with the gel technology. In some patients, the treatment was combined with a topical antimicrobial agent. Primary objectives of the review were the assessment of healing, healing times and ease of use of the material. Results: The wounds of 15 paediatric patients with different types of burns, particularly with regard to depth and anatomical location, were evaluated using a retrospective chart review. It was found that the surfactant gel technology, with or without the topical antimicrobial agent, assisted in autolytic debridement, and that time to re-epithelialisation was short and within the range of those obtained with other established treatments. Conclusion: The number of patients and wounds in this evaluation is small but the study indicates that the gel technology provides a safe and effective way to treat smaller burns in paediatric patients. |
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