title: Allograft vs. exposure in the treatment of scalds--a prospective randomized controlled clinical study.
abstract: In a randomized controlled clinical trial (RCCT) the healing rate, infection and late cosmetic/functional results were investigated in 48 children admitted to hospital with scalds. They were treated with either exposure treatment (EP) or lyophilized allograft (LA). Healing rate was improved with LA treatment. The infection tendency was identical within the two groups. Late cosmetic/functional results were superior, with LA treatment compared to exposure treatment but only in the subgroup of superficial dermal scalds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Københavns Kommunes Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leicht
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Muchardt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Alsbjörn
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sørensen
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D001684:Biological Dressings; D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation; D014945:Wound Healing