Ramakrishnan K M, Jayaraman V
Childs Trust Hospital, Madras, India.
Burns. 1997 Mar;23 Suppl 1:S33-6. doi: 10.1016/s0305-4179(97)90099-1.
Burns incidence in our country has been on the increase over the past two decades. Cost-effective management of burn wounds has become the prerogative as our annual budget for burn care is limited. We have used human amniotic membrane procured from HbSAg, HIV-seronegative mothers undergoing caesarean section as a temporary biological dressing on superficial and deep partial-thickness burns. The advantages of amniotic membrane cover are reduction in pain, early drying of the wound and epithelialization. This type of wound management has been used in 350 cases. It has reduced the number of days stay in hospital and the bulky dressings that are conventional. Considering the patient acceptability, reduced hospital stay and reduction in cost, we find that treatment of superficial and deep partial-thickness burns with amniotic membrane is ideal for a developing country.
在过去二十年中，我国烧伤发病率一直在上升。由于我们烧伤护理的年度预算有限，因此具有成本效益的烧伤创面管理已成为当务之急。我们使用从接受剖宫产的乙肝表面抗原、艾滋病毒血清阴性母亲处获取的人羊膜作为浅度和深度部分厚度烧伤的临时生物敷料。羊膜覆盖的优点是减轻疼痛、伤口早期干燥和上皮形成。这种伤口管理方法已应用于350例患者。它减少了住院天数和传统的厚重敷料。考虑到患者的可接受性、缩短住院时间和降低成本，我们发现用羊膜治疗浅度和深度部分厚度烧伤对于一个发展中国家来说是理想的。
