Comparative study between two techniques of moist exposure burn therapy (MEBT)‎ in facial burns

Abstract EN

Background : Burn injuries caused extensive damage and are evidently complicated by loss of body fluids.

Such wounds become seriously infected further aggravating morbidity.

So the use of local treatment is probably the most significant change in recent years leading to improvement in morbidity rates of burn victims at a substantially lower cost.

By shortening hospital stay, early wound care reduces associated pain, number of operative procedures and infective complications.

It also enhances the quality of the resulting scar and promotes quicker healing.

Irrespective of any other consideration, early healing is paramount for good aesthetic and functional recovery.

Objective : To compared two techniques of moist exposure burn therapy to show their effect in the management of partial thickness facial burns.

Material and Methods: in this study sixty patients with superficial facial burn were chosen for comparison between Moist exposed burn ointment MEBO™ and Hydrocolloid gel Duoderm™ Hydro active™ Gel.

They were divided equally into two groups with equal criteria of selection.

Objective and subjective assessment was done to these patients.

Results : There was no statistical difference in the healing time taken for the face-wound between the two groups ; none of the patients in either group required any reconstructive surgery to the face in the immediate post injury period up to 6 months.

Duoderm™ has gained good reputation as regard its odorless characteristics and less wound infection rates with increased aesthetic pleasing results of the scars.

Conclusion : Both show similarity in results and cost benefits with little advantage of the Duoderm ™ Hydro active ™ Gel which was statistically insignificant.