A Clinical Study of Collagen Dressing in Partial Thickness Burns

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A Clinical Study of Collagen Dressing in Partial Thickness Burns

Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 10

Abstract

Introduction: Burn injuries are very painful conditions which usually heal slowly and that too with scarring. They are common entities encountered in our daily clinical practice. Dressings play a vital role in the management of burn wounds. As burn injuries are common in developing countries, there is an urgent need for a method by which these injuries heal early with less pain, discomfort, and scarring. Current research aimed to study the effectiveness of collagen dressing in partial thickness burns by means of pain score, infection rate, the rate of healing, resultant scar and patient compliance. Material and methods: : A total of 60 patients with partial thickness burn wounds were included in this study and were applied collagen dressing. The variables analyzed were pain score, infection rate, the rate of healing of the wound, resultant scar, and patient compliance. Results: 34 males and 26 females, infection was present in 8.3% of the patients (5/60), the average pain score in the range of 0 to 10 was 2.85, healing was achieved on an average of 11.57days, 100% of patients in collagen dressing had good scars, patient compliance in the collagen dressing was good about 96.7%, none of the cases showed any adverse reaction to the collagen. Conclusion: Collagen sheet promotes early healing, decreases the need for analgesics, reduces the incidence of associated complications like infection. The morbidity of the patients is reduced as the resultant scar is better in the majority of the patients using collagen. Because of the simple application and good tolerance of the membrane, collagen can be advocated as a temporary biological dressing material in partial thickness burns.

Authors and Affiliations

A. Mohan Kumar, S. Senthil Arumugam, Heber Anandan

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