[New concepts in local burn wound therapy].
Local burn wound care represents an integral part in the treatment of burn victims. A primary treatment goal is to prevent superficial infections, which can lead to life-threatening bacteraemia and sepsis. Secondary goals include improvement of functional and aesthetic outcome of the regenerating skin or scar tissue. Within the last few years numerous innovations have been evolved and some have already been incorporated into the clinical routine. In line with this, the first mid-term studies can be found in the literature. For instance, a hydrosurgical system can now be used for debridement and novel skin substitutes like Suprathel and Matriderm are commercially available. This review article summarises the most recent innovations in local burn wound care and puts them into a scientific perspective.
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Klinik für Hand-, Plastische und Rekonstruktive Chirurgie-Schwerbrandverletztenzentrum, Plastische und Handchirurgie an der Universität Heidelberg, Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen. behrb1@web.de
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D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001458:Bandages; D001963:Bromelains / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D017326:Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D004954:Esthetics; D006801:Humans; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D012038:Regeneration; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D017768:Skin, Artificial; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D001963:Bromelains