OBJECTIVE To determine if the experimental (keratin-based) dressing accelerates epithelialization rates during healing of partial-thickness wounds, relative to a Standard Care dressing. METHOD A randomized control trial was conducted using a Standard Care dressing side by side with the experimental dressing on a sample (n=26) of partial-thickness donor site wounds. The proximal/distal placeme...

UNLABELLED xBxxaxcxkground. In addition to prevention guidelines already in place, the effectiveness of an antimicrobial dressing on the occurrence of surgical site infections (SSIs) among adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery was evaluated. METHODS A house-wide replacement of the plain postoperative gauze dressing with a sterile dressing impregnated with 0.2% polyhexamethylene biguanide ...

Introduction Cancer wounds need regular dressing; else they develop infection, foul odor, and in extreme cases, maggots. Patients resist dressing due to the severe incidental pain during dressing. Intranasal ketamine was tried as an analgesic to reduce this incidental pain. Materials and Methods Twenty patients with wounds requiring regular dressing were selected; these patients had a basal p...

Pain has always been a major issue during dressing changes in patients with both acute and chronic wounds. Patients describe wound-related pain as all-encompassing and one of the most devastating aspects of living with a chronic wound (Price et al, 2008). The European Wound Management Association (EWMA) position document, Pain at Wound Dressing Changes (Moffat et al, 2002) identified dressing r...

The correct dressing selection is of vital importance in producing as rapid a healing response as possible. John Timmons demonstrates the effects of a new dressing for the treatment of coumarin necrosis. Coloplast, the manufacturers of the dressing, Biatain Adhesive, supported the author while he was treating the patient.

Aims: To evaluate a new polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) foam dressing for inclusion in the specialist dressing section of a trust’s wound management formulary. Methods: KendallTM AMD (Covidien) antimicrobial foam dressing’s use was reviewed through a retrospective evaluation of patients who had been treated with the dressing. Data was collected from the medical and nursing notes of 25 patien...

OBJECTIVE To report the use of virtual reality (VR) in pain intensity during dressing change of two burned children hospitalized in a Burn Treatment Center (BTC) in Southern Brazil. METHOD Case report on the use of VR during dressing change of two burned children hospitalized in a BTC, from May to July 2016. For assessing pain, a facial pain rating scale was applied at four times: just before...

BACKGROUND Skin grafting is a frequent surgical procedure used to reconstruct a soft-tissue deficit. Tie-over bolster dressing is the traditional technique made to fix the graft to the recipient area. This dressing does not always provide satisfactory results in some difficult body areas, with poor skin graft taking as an outcome. Here, we used a soft "polyurethane sponge" as a compressive tool...

Sosyal ve siyasi sahada çalkantılı fakat sanat hayatında bir o kadar müspet gelişmeleri barındıran 19. yüzyıl, Osmanlı’da hayatın her alanında ıslahatlar çağı olarak görünür. Hat sanatı açısından önemli sanatkârlar bu devirde yetişmiş sonraki çağlara etki eden tekâmül hareketleri gerçekleşmiştir. Bununla birlikte Yeniçeri Ocağı’nın kaldırılması buna bağlı Bektaşîliğin lağvedilmesi gibi keskin o...