Burns
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 665-672 , August 2010

Hydrofiber dressing with silver for the management of split-thickness donor sites: A randomized evaluation of two protocols of care

  • S. Blome-Eberwein

      Affiliations

    • Lehigh Valley Hospital, Regional Burn Center, 1210 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18103-6218, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 610 402 1485; fax: +1 610 402 8868.
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  • R.M. Johnson

      Affiliations

    • Miami Valley Hospital Burn Center, Dayton, OH, United States
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  • S.F. Miller

      Affiliations

    • Miami Valley Hospital Burn Center, Dayton, OH, United States
    • Now at the Ohio State University Burn Center, Columbus, OH, United States.
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  • D.M. Caruso

      Affiliations

    • Arizona Burn Center, Phoenix, AZ, United States
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  • M.H. Jordan

      Affiliations

    • Burn Center at Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, United States
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  • S. Milner

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins Burn Center, Baltimore, MD, United States
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  • E.E. Tredget

      Affiliations

    • University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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  • K.M. Sittig

      Affiliations

    • LSUHSC Regional Burn Center, Shreveport, LA, United States
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  • L. Smith

      Affiliations

    • Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, United States

,Accepted 2 June 2009.

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☆ This study was supported by ConvaTec, a division of ER Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. Portions of this work were presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Burn Association, March 23, 2007, San Diego, CA, USA.

☆☆ Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT00731367.

PII: S0305-4179(09)00409-4

doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2009.06.193

Burns
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 665-672 , August 2010

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