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Title: | Management of burn wounds : the use of honey dressings versus silver sulfadiazine dressings |
Authors: | Azzopardi, Christian (2013) |
Keywords: | Wound healing Wounds and injuries -- Treatment Skin -- Wounds and injuries Burns and scalds |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
Abstract: | This dissertation evaluates literature regarding effectiveness of honey dressings and silver sulfadiazine dressing for treating superficial-partial thickness burn wounds. Using PICO framework the research question formulated is 'Which is most effective: honey dressings or silver sulfadiazine when treating burn wounds?' The population includes patients with superficial/partial thickness burn wounds. Honey dressing is considered the intervention and SSD the comparison. The outcome is optimal wound healing. Seven databases were identified and a thorough search for relevant research was con-ducted in all of them. The inclusion criteria mainly included studies done in the past 12 years; studies regarding honey dressing versus SSD; studies on superficial/partial thick-ness burn wounds; RCT's and Cohort studies. Research studies failing to meet the in-clusion criteria were excluded. These criteria were applied and after reading thoroughly and eliminating duplication of articles, the selected studies consisted of six RCT's and a cohort study. These were critically appraised using the CASP checklist according to their study design which was determined using a flow chart from NICE guidelines. Optimal wound healing includes measuring numerous outcomes which were divided into primary and secondary outcomes. Primary outcomes considered were wound heal-ing and wound sterility whereas secondary outcomes consisted of pain, healing compli-cations and cost-effectiveness. The main result is that honey dressing is better than SSD in providing optimal superfi-cial/partial thickness burn wound healing. The main conclusion is that findings require cautions interpretation due to low scientific quality of the appraised studies and the var-ious gaps in literature. Recommendations include bridging the gaps in literature; honey dressing implementation; educating about honey dressing; and carrying out a pilot study to inquire on the feasibility for a local larger study and change in policy. |
Description: | B.SC.(HONS)NURSING |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/9202 |
Appears in Collections: | Dissertations - FacHSc - 2013 Dissertations - FacHScNur - 2013 |
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