An experience with paediatric burn wounds treated with a plant-derived wound therapeutic
| Autor: | S Mainetti, Fiorella Carnevali |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Bolivia medicine.medical_specialty Nursing (miscellaneous) medicine.medical_treatment Pain Occlusive Dressings Glycerides Wound care Humans Medicine Child Saline Retrospective Studies Paediatric patients Wound Healing Azadirachta integumentary system Plant Extracts Terpenes business.industry Infant Retrospective cohort study Surgery Occlusive dressing Child Preschool Wound dressing Anesthesia Wound Infection Secondary dressing Female Fundamentals and skills Burns business Wound healing Hypericum Phytotherapy |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Wound Care. 22:681-689 |
| ISSN: | 2052-2916 0969-0700 |
| DOI: | 10.12968/jowc.2013.22.12.681 |
| Popis: | Objective: To observe the efficacy of a plant-derived wound dressing (1 Primary Wound Dressing®), a mixture of hypericum and neem oil, in different types of paediatric burns. Method: A retrospective review was conducted over the complete healing course of 9 paediatric patients with a mean age of 8.17±3.35 (1–11 years), presenting mixed, partial or full-thickness burns. The treatment applied by the wound care specialist consisted of daily cleansing of the wound with a saline solution and application of 1 Primary Wound Dressing on the whole wound surface. There was no application of a secondary dressing. The time to heal, wound size, ease of handling, pain and complications were recorded. Procedural and background pain were observed in six of the patients older than 5 years (mean age 9.6±2.39, range 8–11 years). Due to the small number of patients examined during the period studied, it was not possible to perform statistical analyses. Results: The mean wound size was 50.76±48.32cm2 (4.63–132.0cm2). A rapid induction of granulation tissue and re-epithelialisation was observed. Time to complete healing was 16.6±4.69 days (10–22 days). No complications related to wound infection was observed. The 6 patients older than five years reported a strong relief of pain, from an initial value of 7–8 out of 10 to 0 out of 10 within the first week of treatment. This remained at the 0 out of 10 level during the second and third weeks of treatment. Conclusion: This retrospective, non-controlled examination suggests that 1 Primary Wound Dressing could be an effective therapy for the treatment of burn wounds, with benefits including pain reduction and simplicity of use. Further evaluations with a larger population are required to document the effectiveness of this plant-derived wound dressing in a controlled fashion. Declaration of interest: There were no external sources of funding for this study. F. Carnevali is a researcher and co-inventor of 1 Primary Wound Dressing®. |
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