Randomized clinical study of hydrofiber dressing with silver or silver sulfadiazine in the management of partial-thickness burns

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 298-309

  Caruso, Daniel M ^a,i   Foster, Kevin N ^a   Blome Eberwein, Sigri A ^b   Twomey, John A ^c   Herndon, David N ^d   Luterman, Arnold ^e   Silverstein, Paul ^f   Antimarino, Jeffrey R ^g   Bauer, Gregory J ^h  

^a Arizona Burn Center   (United States)

^b LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f INTEGRIS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILVER; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BURN; BURN DRESSING; BURNING SENSATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; NURSING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN GRAFT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BURNS; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EPITHELIUM; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILVER; SILVER SULFADIAZINE;

EID: 33745645696     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000216741.21433.66     Document Type: Article

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