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Griffith University
Education•Brisbane, Queensland, Australia•
About: Griffith University is a education organization based out in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Context (language use). The organization has 13830 authors who have published 49318 publications receiving 1420865 citations.
Topics: Population, Context (language use), Poison control, Health care, Tourism
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TL;DR: The use of silver sulphadiazine as a comparator on burn wounds for the full duration of treatment needs to be reconsidered, as a number of studies showed delays in time to wound healing and increased number of dressing applications in patients treated with SSD dressings.
Abstract: BACKGROUND
An acute burn wound is a complex and evolving injury. Extensive burns produce, in addition to local tissue damage, systemic consequences. Treatment of partial thickness burn wounds is directed towards promoting healing, and a wide variety of dressings is currently available. Improvements in technology and advances in understanding of wound healing have driven the development of new dressings. Dressing selection should be based on their effects of healing, but ease of application and removal, dressing change requirements, cost and patient comfort should also be considered.
OBJECTIVES
To assess the effects of burn wound dressings for superficial and partial thickness burns.
SEARCH STRATEGY
We searched the Cochrane Wounds Group Specialised Register (Searched 29/5/08); The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) - The Cochrane Library Issue 2 2008; Ovid MEDLINE - 1950 to May Week 3 2008; Ovid EMBASE - 1980 to 2008 Week 21 and Ovid CINAHL - 1982 to May Week 4 2008.
SELECTION CRITERIA
All randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated the effects of burn wound dressings for superficial and partial thickness burns.
DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
Two authors using standardised forms extracted the data independently. Each trial was assessed for internal validity with differences resolved by discussion.
MAIN RESULTS
A total of 26 RCTs are included in this review and most were methodologically poor. A number of dressings appear to have some benefit over other products in the management of superficial and partial thickness burns. This benefit relates to time to wound healing, the number of dressing changes and the level of pain experienced. The use of biosynthetic dressings is associated with a decrease in time to healing and reduction in pain during dressing changes. The use of silver sulphadiazine (SSD) as a comparator on burn wounds for the full duration of treatment needs to be reconsidered, as a number of studies showed delays in time to wound healing and increased number of dressing applications in patients treated with SSD dressings.
AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS
There is a paucity of high quality RCTs on dressings for superficial and partial thickness burn injury. The studies summarised in this review evaluated a variety of interventions, comparators and clinical endpoints. Despite some potentially positive findings, the evidence, which largely derives from trials with methodological shortcomings, is of limited usefulness in aiding clinicians in choosing suitable treatments.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the performance efficiency of the wetlands and nutrient bioaccumulation in wetland plants were examined in nine pilot wetlands (eight free water surface and one subsurface flow) to treat municipal wastewater.
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TL;DR: In this paper, general relationship of riverine bicarbonate concentrations and fluxes as a function of drainage basin mineral content and runoff are examined using a database of the 25 largest rivers in the world.
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TL;DR: Perceived pressure to be thin delivered by the media was found to be associated with body dissatisfaction via internalisation of the thin ideal and body dissatisfaction was also partially influenced by social comparison.
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TL;DR: There are controversies on the benefits of elective neck dissection (END) for oral tongue carcinoma.
Abstract: Background.
There are controversies on the benefits of elective neck dissection (END) for oral tongue carcinoma.
Method.
This is a prospective randomized study of elective selective I, II, III neck dissection versus observation for N0 neck of stage I to II oral tongue carcinoma. There were 35 patients on the observation arm and 36 patients on the END arm. The main outcome assessment parameters are node-related mortality and disease-specific survival rate.
Results.
There were 11 patients in the observed arm and 2 patients in the END arm who developed nodal recurrence alone without associated local or distant recurrence. All 13 patients were salvaged, and no patient died of nodal recurrence. The 5-year disease-specific survival rate was 87% for the observation arm and was 89% for the END arm; the 2% difference was not significant.
Conclusion.
Observation may be an acceptable alternative to END if strict adherence to a cancer surveillance protocol is followed. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck, 2009
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Jeffrey D. Sachs | 130 | 692 | 86589 |
David Smith | 129 | 2184 | 100917 |
Michael R. Green | 126 | 537 | 57447 |
John J. McGrath | 120 | 791 | 124804 |
E. K. U. Gross | 119 | 1154 | 75970 |
David M. Evans | 116 | 632 | 74420 |
Mike Clarke | 113 | 1037 | 164328 |
Wayne Hall | 111 | 1260 | 75606 |
Patrick J. McGrath | 107 | 681 | 51940 |
Peter K. Smith | 107 | 855 | 49174 |
Erko Stackebrandt | 106 | 633 | 68201 |
Phyllis Butow | 102 | 731 | 37752 |
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