Comparison of the Effect of Using Collective Plus Ag Dressing and Vaseline Gauze Dressing in the Donor of Split-Thickness Burn Grafts.

Abstract

Background: Skin graft involves removing a part of the skin and using it in another part of the body. One of the most common reasons for using a graft is burns. We aimed to compare the effect of Colactive plus Ag dressing with Vaseline gauze dressing in donor sites of split-thickness skin grafts of burned patients.

Methods: The present study was conducted as a randomized clinical trial (RCT) in the Motahari burn Hospital, Tehran, Iran in 1401. The sampling method was done using Cochran's formula and available patients so 15 people were enrolled. The findings of the study were collected using a researcher-made form.

Results: The average duration of recovery, the amount and intensity of pain, and the amount of itching between the two types of Colative plus Ag plus Ag dressing with Vaseline gauze are statistically significant at the 95% confidence level. (P-value<0.05). In addition, the findings showed that the average amount of scar left by the wound in the two types of dressings examined is not statistically significant at the 95% confidence level (P-value > 0.05).

Conclusion: The use of Colactive silver dressing has less pain, less itching in the donor area, and a shorter average recovery time than Vaseline gauze. The use of the Colactive plus Ag will be more effective than Vaseline gauze.