- 1Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand pmuangman@yahoo.com.
- 2Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Abstract
Technological
advancement has assisted in developing various availabilities of wound
products that help in not only in healing and preventing infection but
also in providing patients' comfort and pain reduction during
application. However, most of advanced wound healing products in
Thailand were imported at high costs to patients. Nowadays, there are
increased numbers of local researches of herbs that could provide
healing environment for successful wound care. Herbal
wound products are currently being introduced as alternatives to those
imported dressings. The aim of this study was to report the clinical
efficacy of using polyester containing herbal
extract dressings in healing of second-degree burns. The volunteers
were divided by simply randomized method into the study group of patient
using polyester containing herbal
extract dressing and the control group of patients treating with
dressings that are commercially available and common use. The standard
treatment protocols were performed at every 3 days of dressing change.
Comparative evaluation consisted of time of healing, length of hospital
stays, pain analog score assessment, percentage of infection, and
descriptive notification of unfavorable clinical symptoms or signs or
side effects.
© The Author(s) 2016.
KEYWORDS:
Centella asiatica; aloe vera; burn wound; herbal extracts; wound dressing