Burn dressings

In the biomedical area, SPHs and SPH composites can be used to make various biomedical devices, such as artificial pancreas, artificial cornea, and artihcial skin, articular cartilage, soft tissue substitutes, cell growth substrates in tissue engineering, burn dressings, surgical augmentation of the female breast, or hemoperfusion in blood detoxification and in the treatment of uremia. 

Now-a-days, it is occasionally used in obstetrics, burns dressings etc. as a self medication analgesic. 

Anaesthesia for minor or repeated procedures (cardiac catheterisation, burns dressing) in children. 

Prakash S, Fatima T, Pawar M. Patient-controlled analgesia with fentanyl for burn dressing changes. Anesth Analg. 2004 99 552-555. 

Some patients may be exposed to high levels of radiation that affect only a part of their bodies. For example, a scientist who places his or her fingers into the beam of an X-ray diffractometer may have very severe burns on the exposed fingers, but no other symptoms. In such cases, it may be necessary to perform skin grafts or even to amputate the fingers or hand, but the rest of the body will remain unaffected. Similarly, personnel may have hot particles fall onto their skin, giving severe radiation burns to very small areas. These patients must be decontaminated and the burns dressed at the scene, and skin grafts may be required after admission to the hospital. 

Polytetrafluoroethylene Poly(dimethyl siloxane) Burn dressing Dillon, 1989... 

The skin provides a number of protective functions. The stratum corneum acts as a barrier that prevents invasive infection, and sebum secreted by sebaceous glands has an antibacterial action. The burn wound is vulnerable to bacterial colonization and invasive bacterial contamination and sepsis. As the burn depth increases the potential reservoir for bacterial invasion increases before viable tissue and host defenses are reached. Burns dressing should have either an antibacterial barrier function or a bactericidal/bacteriastatic function or ideally both. 

Chvapil, M. 1982. Considerations on manufacturing principles of a synthetic burn dressing a review. 

AUan, I.M., Kline, J.D., Wrana, J.S., Flagle, J.A., Corbett, J.T., and Shalaby, S.W. 1999. Absorbable gelforming sealant/adhesives as a staple adjuvant in wound repair. Trans. Soc. Biomater, (submitted). ChvapU, M. 1982. Considerations on manufacturing principles of a synthetic burn dressing A review. /. Biomed. Mater. Res. 16 245. 

Silicone elastomers have a long history of use in the medical field. They have been applied to cannulas, catheters, drainage tubes, balloon catheters, finger and toe joints, pacemaker lead wire insulation, components of artificial heart valves, breast implants, intraocular lenses, contraceptive devices, burn dressings and a variety of associated medical devices. A silicone reference material has been made available by the National Institutes of Health to equate the blood compatibility of different surfaces for vascular applications. This material is available as a silica-free sheet. Contact the Artificial Heart Program, NHBLI, NIH, Bethesda, Md. for further information. 

Remove any contaminated clothing and wash area with plenty of clean cold water. If necessary, be drenched under a safety shower. Cover the burn with a burn dressing and seek medical assistance. 

Natural and Synthetic Polysaccharides for Wounds and Burns Dressing... 

Mogos GD, Grumezescu AM. Natural and synthetic polymers for wounds and burns dressing. Int J Pharmaceutics. 2014 463 127-36. 

The non-FDA-approved indications are discussed below. One of the most encountered clinical scenarios is the use of ketamine as an analgesic for sedation (gastroenterological procedures, biopsies, painful emergency room procedures, burn dressing changes, lumbar punctures, etc.), especially in patients with a history of bronchospasm. It is frequently used as an adjunct to local anesthesia alone, or with the use of propofol and midazolam. 

MacPherson RD, Woods D, Penfold J. Ketamine and midazolam delivered by patient-controlled analgesia in relieving pain associated with burns dressings. Clin J Pain 2008 24(7) 568-71. 

Integumentary Sutures, burn dressings, artificial skin... 

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