Open AccessRandomized clinical trial of negative pressure wound therapy as an adjunctive treatment for small‐area thermal burns in children
Author(s) -
Frear C. C.,
Cuttle L.,
McPhail S. M.,
Chatfield M. D.,
Kimble R. M.,
Griffin B. R.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
british journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.202
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1365-2168
pISSN - 0007-1323
DOI - 10.1002/bjs.11993
Subject(s) - medicine , negative pressure wound therapy , randomized controlled trial , skin grafting , surgery , total body surface area , adverse effect , alternative medicine , pathology
The efficacy of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in the acute management of burns remains unclear. The purpose of this trial was to compare standard Acticoat™ and Mepitel™ dressings with combined Acticoat™, Mepitel™ and continuous NPWT to determine the effect of adjunctive NPWT on re-epithelialization in paediatric burns.