title: Design of a burn dressing.
abstract: One of the more important properties of a burn dressing is its ability to control fluid balance. This can be achieved by absorption and/or water vapour transmission. Unfortunately, the rate of fluid loss from a burn wound has not been thoroughly investigated, therefore 'ideal' quantitative values for dressing absorption and water vapour transmission have not been defined. However, when the data that is available regarding fluid loss from burn wounds is analysed, valuable information about dressings can be obtained which should benefit dressing design.
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D001458:Bandages; D002056:Burns / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D014867:Water / Q000378:metabolism; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance
chemical_list: D014867:Water