Clinical experiences of using a cellulose dressing on burns and donor site wounds.
These preliminary results suggest this temporary skin substitute reduces pain and achieves comparable healing rates to other dressings. Furthermore, its transparency enables regular inspection of the wound bed for signs of infection.
Alves
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HR
Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
de Almeida
P C Cavalcante
PC
Grillo
V A T
VA
Smaniotto
P
P
Santos
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DV
Ferreira
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MC
D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy*; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009779:Occlusive Dressings / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017592:Skin Care / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D017768:Skin, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*; D013997:Time Factors; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000009:adverse effects; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects
D011134:Polysaccharides; C007916:hemicellulose