Changes in burn patient care.
Little has changed in the care of patients with burns for many years but nurses are now becoming involved in the introduction of innovative treatments. This article introduces relevant information about two of these products; cerium nitrate-sliver sulphadiazine (Flammacerium) and Integra, a new form of 'artificial skin'.
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Burns Unit, St John's Hospital, West Lothian.
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001458:Bandages; D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy*; D002563:Cerium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D012837:Silver Sulfadiazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017768:Skin, Artificial
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D004338:Drug Combinations; C046337:cerous nitrate, sulfadiazine silver drug combination; D002563:Cerium; D012837:Silver Sulfadiazine