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Moisture-vapour-permeable film as an outpatient burn dressing. 1988

C Waffle, and R R Simon, and C Joslin

Department of Emergency Medicine, Huron Road Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.

This study compares a moisture-vapour-permeable film (MVPF) with silver sulphadiazine in a randomized prospective manner for the treatment of outpatient burns. The two treatment groups were closely matched in age, sex, per cent of BSA burned, and in burn severity and locations. The MVPF group demonstrated a 39.0 per cent greater reduction in pain after application of the dressing over the silver sulphadiazine group. Patients in the MVPF film group also reported significantly less difficulty in wound care and in dressing interference with their daily functions. The clinical infection rate and time to healing were similar in both groups. In the management of outpatient burns, MVPF was found to be superior to silver sulphadiazine.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011140	Polyurethanes	A group of thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers containing polyisocyanate. They are used as ELASTOMERS, as coatings, as fibers and as foams.	Polyisocyanates,Ostamer,Pellethane,Spandex,Ostamers,Pellethanes,Polyisocyanate,Polyurethane,Spandices
D011446	Prospective Studies	Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.	Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D011897	Random Allocation	A process involving chance used in therapeutic trials or other research endeavor for allocating experimental subjects, human or animal, between treatment and control groups, or among treatment groups. It may also apply to experiments on inanimate objects.	Randomization,Allocation, Random
D002056	Burns	Injuries to tissues caused by contact with heat, steam, chemicals (BURNS, CHEMICAL), electricity (BURNS, ELECTRIC), or the like.	Burn
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D001458	Bandages	Material used for wrapping or binding any part of the body.	Dressings,Bandage,Dressing