title: [Prevention of scars. A controlled long-term study of the effect of hydrocolloid occlusive bandages after thoracic surgery in children].
abstract: We examined the development of hypertrophic scarring in 38 children undergoing thoracic surgery. The patients were observed for average 14 months. A treatment group receiving hydrocolloid occlusive bandage (DuoDERM ConvaTec, Squibb) was compared with a control group. Although the difference between the groups did not reach statistical significance there was a clear tendency towards better prevention of hypertrophic scarring in the group treated with hydrocolloid occlusive bandage.
authors.affiliation: Fysioterapiavdelingen, Haukeland sykehus, Bergen.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hjellestad
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Drevdal
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Segadal
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Røttingen
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Skolleborg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D047070:Bandages, Hydrocolloid; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003102:Colloids; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D011379:Prognosis; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids