Comparison between Silver sulfadiazine and Sustained-release silver dressings in the treatment of burns
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https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbar.v10i4.5123Keywords:
1% SSD, visual analog score, Wound healingAbstract
Background: There has been an increased use of dressings containing silver in recent days. As many studies showings the impact of sustained-release silver foam dressings on microbial assay, there is a scarcity of studies on clinical and economical.
Objectives: To investigate comparison between sustained-release silver dressings and 1% silver sulfadiazine (SSD) with respect to pain relief, its impact on wound healing, and hospital stay in patients with burns.
Material and Methods: Hospital Based Prospective study was conducted in Burns Unit of Birla Hospital, Gwalior for a period of 1 year were 40 burns patient were evaluated. 40 cases were divided into 2 groups (Group A- patients who had dressing with 1% SSD and Group B- patients who had dressing with sustained-release silver dressing. Epi-info 7.0 software was used for analysis.
Results: Days of stay in hospital are less in patients who were dressed with sustained release silver dressing (Group B) as compared to Group A(p<0.05). Percentage of wound healing increases from 5th day to 20th day in both the groups but significant increase was seen on 15th and 20th day in Group B. (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Comparative study shows that sustained-release silver dressing has faster wound healing, lesser pain with earlier hospital discharge than SSD.
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