Hydrocolloid Dressing (Duoderm®) For the Treatment of Superficial and Deep Partial Thickness Burns

Abstract

HydroColloid Dressing (Duoderm®, HCD) is a new kind of dressing, based on the fact that occlusion can provide an optimum wound environment for quick repithelialization. Seventy patients with superficial and deep partial thickness burns of up to 7% TBSA were treated with -1CD. In 16 patients a second burned area, similar in size and depth of the burn treated with HCD, was treated with human allografts or silversulfadiazine (SSD). Five patients with very small full thickness bums were also treated with -ICD. In three patients (4.5%) the treatment with HCD had to be discontinued before total re epithelialization had occurred, for various reasons. Statistically, HCD provided aster re-epithelialization than allografts or SSD. The cosmetic and functional results were excellent. After six nonths only one patient was found to have a small area of hypertrophy. In this study HCD was found to be a very good dressing for the treatment of smaller partial thickness 5urns.

Key Words:

• HydroColloid Dressing (Duoderm®)
• treatment of partial thickness burns
• occlusive dressing