Open AccessA Systematic Review: Topical Sucralfate for Burn Wound
Author(s) -
Loelita Marcelia Lumintang,
Made Suka Adnyana,
I. Nyoman Putu Riasa,
Anak Agung Gde Ngurah Asmarajaya,
Agus Roy Hamid,
Hendra Sanjaya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2021.6253
Subject(s) - medicine , jadad scale , sucralfate , burn wound , systematic review , randomized controlled trial , observational study , wound healing , burn injury , population , medline , surgery , dermatology , intensive care medicine , environmental health , political science , law , cochrane library
BACKGROUND: Topical sucralfate has been used for burn and non-burn skin and mucosal lesion with remarkable results. The healing rate of mucosa is faster than skin lesion.AIM: A current systematic review was conducted to objectively evaluate wound healing benefits of topical sucralfate for burn wound and to show on which degree of burn wound it works compare with another topical agents of burn wound therapy.METHODS: Databases were searched for relevant studies: Google Scholar, PUBMED, and ProQuest. Data sources were searched using MeSH terms: “topical sucralfate” and “burn wound” for all publications up to December 2018. All English papers were included. Only studies performed in humans were included in this study. A total of 2437 publications were found, of which 3 studies met the inclusion criteria and were relevant to be used in this systematic review. The primary outcome was burn wound healing.DATA EXTRACTION: Data from retrieved studies were reviewed and tabulated according to year of publication, study design, human or animal studies, characteristics of the population, and outcomes.DATA SYNTHESIS: A total of 2 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and 1 observational comparative study were found. All trials are on second degree burn wound patients. Jadad score was used to assess the methodological quality of the RCTs. One RCT and one comparative study demonstrated favorable outcomes with the use of topical sucralfate. There is one publication with no significant differences.CONCLUSIONS: This systematic review shows a noticeably beneficial effect of topical sucralfate for burn wound. It is better than other topical agent in wound healing rate, decreased infection rate and enhancement of epithelialization also granulation with no local or systemic adverse reactions. However, multicenter RCT with larger sample size are needed to make recommendation for burn wound treatment.