Acticoat versus Allevyn as a split-thickness skin graft donor-site dressing: a prospective comparative study.

The study comprises 27 operated patients with similar burns. Fifteen donor sites treated with Acticoat (Smith & Nephew) and 12 donor sites treated with Allevyn (Smith & Nephew) have been analyzed with respect to epithelization time, antibacterial effect, ease of dressing change, pain, and pharmacologic and cost-effective characteristics. All donor sites after the reepithelization were evaluated using the Vancouver Scar Scale for the assessment of scars at the fourth, eighth, and 12th weeks.

Non-operative treatment of hypertrophic scars and keloids after burns in children.

Scars are a consequence of the natural way of wound healing and replacement of the damaged part of the skin. Hypertrophic scars and keloids are formed as a result of the process of abnormal wound healing, causing aesthetic and functional deformities, discomfort, and disturbance of children's normal growth. The prophylaxis and treatment of these scars, i.

Analysis of bacteriuria in patients with burns.

A detailed analysis of bacteriuria in 148 aged patients with burns was made for a period of 2 years (1991-92), in order to determine the incidence of the urine infections they sustained, the sources and mechanisms of the infections and the impact on the course and outcome of the primary disease. Urine infection was found in 7.6 per cent (46 patients) of all patients treated for burns during the study period; 39.