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[Anti-infections prophylaxis of infantile burns (author's transl)]
Acta Chirurgica Belgica
|September 1, 1978
Insights
Daily chlorhexidine baths and silver sulfadiazine dressings effectively prevent burn infections in hospitalized children. This treatment regimen resulted in low positive swab rates and no documented cases of septicemia, indicating high efficacy.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric burn care
- Infection prevention in hospitals
Context:
- Hospitalized pediatric burn patients require rigorous infection control.
- Standard care involves daily chlorhexidine baths and silver sulfadiazine dressings.
Purpose:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of a specific infection prevention protocol in pediatric burn patients.
- To assess the incidence of microbial colonization and bloodstream infections.
Summary:
- Analysis of 300 pediatric burn patients revealed low rates of microbial colonization.
- Positive swabs occurred in 5.3% during hospitalization, decreasing to 2.3% on multiple occasions.
- No cases of septicemia were documented, suggesting the protocol's success.
Impact:
- The findings support the current infection prevention strategy for pediatric burn patients.
- This approach minimizes the risk of serious infections like septicemia in this vulnerable population.
Abstract:
Analysis of 300 consecutive hospitalized children with burns. To prevent infection, patients are given a bath with chlorhexidine (0.03%) every day and their burns covered by silver sulfadiazine (1%) and occlusive dressings. In 5.3% of the children positive swabs were obtained during hospitalization and in only 2.3% on several occasions. No case of septicemia could be documented.