Treatment of burns by exposure in an attempt to reduce cross infection.
The advantages of treatment with betadine and glycerol are: cost containment of agent and dressings, ease of observing wounds, reduction of direct nursing care and, most importantly, reduction of ward epidemics, especially Pseudomonas. Major disadvantages are increased time to grafting, potential psychological effects on patients and visitors upon viewing the wounds and the relatively minor pain during application.
D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005990:Glycerol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D011205:Povidone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D012837:Silver Sulfadiazine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D011205:Povidone; D005990:Glycerol; D012837:Silver Sulfadiazine