Wound closure after split-thickness skin grafting is accelerated with the use of continuous direct anodal microcurrent applied to silver nylon wound contact dressings.

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Wound closure after split-thickness skin grafting is accelerated with the use of continuous direct anodal microcurrent applied to silver nylon wound contact dressings. Abstract Text:

Roger Huckfeldt,A Bart Flick,Debbie Mikkelson,Cindy Lowe,Phillip J Finley,Roger Huckfeldt,A Bart Flick,Debbie Mikkelson,Cindy Lowe,Phillip J Finley,

Wound healing after graft closure of excised burn wounds is a critical factor in the recovery process after thermal injury. Processes that speed time to stable wound closure should lead to improved outcomes, shorter lengths of hospital stays, and decreased complications. A randomized clinical trial to test the ability of continuous direct anodal microcurrent application to silver nylon wound contact dressings was designed. Time for wound closure after split-thickness skin grafting was observed. Thirty patients with full-thickness thermal burns were randomized into two groups. The control group received postoperative dressing care using moistened silver nylon fabric covered with gauze after tangential burn wound excision and split-thickness skin grafting. The study group received an identical protocol with the addition of continuous direct anodal microcurrent application. Time to 95% wound closure was measured using digital photography. The digital photographs were evaluated by a burn surgeon blinded to the patient's randomization. An independent t-test was used to analyze the data. The study group experienced a 36% reduction in time to wound closure (mean of 4.6 days) as compared to the control group (mean of 7.2 days). This was statistically significant at a P value of <.05. The use of continuous direct anodal microcurrent decreased time to wound closure after split-thickness skin grafting.

Wound closure after split-thickness skin grafting is accelerated with the use of continuous direct anodal microcurrent applied to silver nylon wound contact dressings. Publishing Authors By Initials

R Huckfeldt,AB Flick,D Mikkelson,C Lowe,PJ Finley,R Huckfeldt,AB Flick,D Mikkelson,C Lowe,PJ Finley,

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MEDLINE DATE: 2007 Sep-Oct

Wound closure after split-thickness skin grafting is accelerated with the use of continuous direct anodal microcurrent applied to silver nylon wound contact dressings. Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal: Journal of burn care & research : official publica

VOLUME: 28

Page Numbers: 703-7

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ISSN: 1559-047X

DAY: 24

MONTH: 10

YEAR: 2007

Wound closure after split-thickness skin grafting is accelerated with the use of continuous direct anodal microcurrent applied to silver nylon wound contact dressings. Information

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