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Study aim
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Comparison of healing of 2nd and 3rd degree burns in dressing with silver sulfadiazine ointment compared to povidone iodine in 30% to 50% burns in a year in Taleghani Hospital, Ahvaz
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Design
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It is a double-blind study, a phase 3 clinical trial with a parallel group design of 82 patients. A randomized chain was used to enter the study using the Sealed Envelope online software.
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Settings and conduct
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Patients are selected based on admission criteria in Taleghani Hospital, Ahvaz, and randomly divided, and then each patient is treated with only one treatment, i.e. silver sulfadiazine dressing until the end of treatment, the second group is treated with povidone iodine impregnated gauze dressing until the end of the course, and then Each of them is compared in terms of the rate and speed of recovery, the patient's tolerance and cooperation during the period, the number of times of wound excision and going to the operating room, and the cost of treatment.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria:
The percentage of 2nd and 3rd-degree burns is between 30% and 50%.
Patients aged between 20 and 65 years
Not having underlying diseases that interfere with wound healing (diabetes, neurovascular, chronic kidney disease)
Not having any underlying skin diseases (ehlersdanlers, pemphigus).
Exclusion criteria:
Having underlying anemia
pregnant women
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Intervention groups
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Patients with 2nd and 3rd degree burns and with an area of 30% to 50% of the body surface and based on the inclusion criteria are included in the study.
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Main outcome variables
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Wound healing speed, pain level, inflammation level, side effects