Honey-impregnated gauze versus amniotic membrane in the treatment of burns.
A prospective randomized clinical study to compare honey-impregnated gauze with amniotic membrane dressing in partial thickness burns was carried out. Sixty-four patients were studied. Forty of them were treated with honey-impregnated gauze and 24 were treated with amniotic membrane. The burns treated with honey healed earlier as compared to the amniotic membrane (mean 9.4 vs 17.5 days) (P < 0.001). Residual scars were noted in 8 per cent of patients treated with honey-impregnated gauze and in 16.6 per cent of cases treated with amniotic membrane (P < 0.001).
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Department of Surgery, Dr V. M. Medical College, Solapur, Maharashtra, India.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001458:Bandages; D001684:Biological Dressings; D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006722:Honey; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies