title: A new option for definitive burn wound closure - pair matching type of retrospective case-control study of hand burns in the hospitalised patients group in the Dr Stanislaw Sakiel Centre for Burn Treatment between 2009 and 2015.
abstract: Nearly 80% of all burns include the hands of affected individuals. Skin grafting is the gold standard in burns treatment, but in the case of the burn wound bed, it may require the necessity of utilising skin substitutes to facilitate closure. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of a porcine-derived wound dressing (Oasis™) for application to hand burns compared to a synthetic dressing (Suprathel™). Comparative assessments were made, including the time to heal, quality of healing and pain intensity. A retrospective, unblinded, matching pair case-control of hand burns was performed. A control group of 24 patients was treated with Suprathel dressing, and a study group of six patients underwent application of the Oasis dressing. The wound healing process was evaluated by taking histopathological specimens and also utilising the Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool. A 10-cm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was used for pain assessment. Other parameters measured included dressing loss because of infection and the need of rehabilitation. The progress of wound healing on the fourth day in the study group was 30%. A decrease in the level of pain was recorded on the fourth day after surgery. There was a decrease of 5% in the risk of rehabilitation in the treatment group.
authors.affiliation: Dr Stanisław Sakiel Center for Burns Treatment, Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland.|Department of Chronic Wounds Management Organization, School of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Justyna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Glik
authors.affiliation: Dr Stanisław Sakiel Center for Burns Treatment, Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland.|Department of Health Sciences, Technical-Humanistic Academy, Bielsko-Biała, Poland.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawecki
authors.affiliation: Dr Stanisław Sakiel Center for Burns Treatment, Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kitala
authors.affiliation: Dr Stanisław Sakiel Center for Burns Treatment, Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klama-Baryła
authors.affiliation: Dr Stanisław Sakiel Center for Burns Treatment, Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland.
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Łabuś
authors.affiliation: Dr Stanisław Sakiel Center for Burns Treatment, Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grabowski
authors.affiliation: Dr Stanisław Sakiel Center for Burns Treatment, Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland.
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Durdzińska
authors.affiliation: Dr Stanisław Sakiel Center for Burns Treatment, Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland.
authors.forename: Mariusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nowak
authors.affiliation: Dr Stanisław Sakiel Center for Burns Treatment, Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland.
authors.forename: Marcelina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Misiuga
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kasperczyk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D017768:Skin, Artificial; D058106:Wound Closure Techniques; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Biological dressing; Burns; Hydrosurgery; Infections; Wound closure