title: Honey impregnated gauze versus polyurethane film (OpSite) in the treatment of burns--a prospective randomised study.
abstract: Honey impregnated gauze was compared with OpSite as a cover for fresh partial thickness burns in 2 groups of 46 randomly allocated patients. Honey impregnated gauze dressed wounds showed healing earlier as compared to OpSite (mean 10.8 versus 15.3 days).
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dr V.M. Medical College, Solapur, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Subrahmanyam
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D001458:Bandages; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006722:Honey; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011140:Polyurethanes / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: C027324:Opsiture; D011140:Polyurethanes