A comparative study of the dressings silver sulfadiazine and aquacel Ag in the management of superficial partial-thickness burns

Advances in Skin and Wound Care

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 259-262

  Yarboro, Douglas D ^a,b,c  

^a Northern Hospital of Surry County   (United States)

^b WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Surry Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquacel Ag; Silver fadiazine; Superficial partial thickness burns; Wound healing rate

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; SILVER; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; BURN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BANDAGES; BURNS; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILVER; SILVER SULFADIAZINE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84879342064     PISSN: 15277941     EISSN: 15388654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000431084.85141.d1     Document Type: Article

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