Procel burn cover used as a total body dressing in burns.
A 26-month-old boy sustained a scald injury covering 83 per cent of his total body surface area (TBSA). He also developed sepsis and multiorgan failure (MOF). Locally he was treated with Procel burn cover and silver sulphadiazine cream (SSD) for 23 days. By using Procel, the dressing-change time was shortened significantly. Procel burn cover controlled core and skin temperature more effectively compared to conventional dressing, and the staff acceptance increased because of its easy and fast use. Based on our observation, this material can be used successfully as a total body dressing with children with extensive partial thickness burns or temporarily in full thickness burns until wound excision can be performed.
Department of Paediatrics, University of Graz, Austria.
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Trop
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Waniek
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Zobel
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Waniek
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Bärnthaler
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Hellbom
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Grubbauer
D001458:Bandages; D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene