Microbial cellulose dressing compared with silver sulphadiazine for the treatment of partial thickness burns: A prospective, randomised, clinical trial

Burns are either superficial or deep, and excision and skin grafting is the procedure of choice for deep injuries. However, superficial burns are usually treated conservatively using different dressings [1]. Silver sulphadiazine cream was for a long time the standard treatment for partial thickness burns [2,3]. However, it needed frequent changes of dressings, which requires time and effort, is painful for the patient, and is an expense for health care providers [1,4]. Newer products, such as silver-coated gauze, hydrocolloid, foam, and fibre dressing, have been mixed with Nano-crystalline silver to ensure a more controlled release, which has been considered to be beneficial for infection control and healing time, although the current level of evidence for these favourable effects is low [1,5].

Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - July 10, 2018 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Ahmed Aboelnaga, Moustafa Elmasry, Osama A. Adly, Mohamed A. Elbadawy, Ashraf H. Abbas, Islam Abdelrahman, Omar Salah, Ingrid Steinvall Source Type: research