Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Superiority of silver-foam over porcine xenograft dressings for treatment of scalds in children: A prospective randomised controlled trial.
Our aim was to compare two different regimens for the treatment of children with partial-thickness scalds. These were treated with either a porcine xenograft (EZderm®, Mölnlycke Health Care, Gothenburg, Sweden) or a silver-foam dressing (Mepilex® Ag, Mölnlycke Health Care, Gothenburg, Sweden). ⋯ We compared two different treatments for children with partial-thickness scalds, and the data indicate that wound healing was faster, fewer dressing changes were needed, and dressing times were shorter in the silver-foam group.