Povidone-iodine ointment: no effect of split skin graft healing time.
In major burns, local treatment of the split skin graft after a burn injury is important to prevent serious infectious complications. Topical burn wound therapy may improve the bacteriological condition of the wound, which in turn may improve the successful take of a skin graft. Delay of wound healing is an undesired side effect of these topical anti-microbial agents. It is known that povidone-iodine has many clinical advantages. In view of this, the total healing time of the freshly grafted burn wound was studied. In this prospective study, comparable areas of the same patient were treated with povidone-iodine ointment or with simple vaseline gauze. There was no statistical difference in the total wound healing time between the treated and the control group.
Vehmeyer-Heeman
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive surgery, Hand surgery, Carim Institute, University Hospital Maastricht, P. Debyelaan 25, Postbus 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands. info@vehmeijer.nl
Van den Kerckhove
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Gorissen
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Boeckx
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002056:Burns / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010577:Petrolatum; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests; D013997:Time Factors; D017211:Treatment Failure; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D010577:Petrolatum; D011206:Povidone-Iodine