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The treatment of paediatric burns with concentrated surfactant gel technology: a case series
Timothy P Pittinger1, Danielle Curran1, Michel He Hermans2
1Akron Pediatric Surgical Associates, Akron OH.
Objective:
To assess the safety and efficacy of a surfactant-based technology for the management of burns.
Method:
In a retrospective review, paediatric patients with different types of burns were treated with the gel technology. In some patients, the treatment was combined with a topical antimicrobial agent. Primary objectives of the review were the assessment of healing, healing times and ease of use of the material.
Results:
The wounds of 15 paediatric patients with different types of burns, particularly with regard to depth and anatomical location, were evaluated using a retrospective chart review. It was found that the surfactant gel technology, with or without the topical antimicrobial agent, assisted in autolytic debridement, and that time to re-epithelialisation was short and within the range of those obtained with other established treatments.
Conclusion:
The number of patients and wounds in this evaluation is small but the study indicates that the gel technology provides a safe and effective way to treat smaller burns in paediatric patients.
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