Burn wound management
Burn wounds are a global public health problem and a leading cause of morbidity, including prolonged hospitalisation, disfigurement and disability – often accompanied by stigma and social rejection.1 Our aim is to help mitigate the complications associated with burn wounds.
Prepare the wound bed
Prepare the wound bed
Target early excision as the gold standard for reducing the intensity of hypermetabolism and removing the biological environment for infection, thereby reducing the risk of sepsis.2
Accelerate your surgical debridement*3-5
Explore the VERSAJET◊ II Hydrosurgery System as a powerful surgical tool to help:
Provide a smoother, more regular and consistent wound bed (ready to receive a skin graft)*6
Disrupt and remove biofilm from contaminated tissue, helping to prevent bacteria or biofilm from reforming and causing localised infection**7
Precisely and safely debride burned necrotic tissue (superficial and intermediate depth)8 and other unwanted material from the wound surface, and help preserve viable tissue.9,10
Solutions for preparation
Protecting from infection
Protect from infection
Consider the use of a topical antimicrobial to help slow the process of sepsis; shown to be instrumental in preventing larger, more severe burns from succumbing to sepsis.2
Fast and effective protection11-14
Use ACTICOAT◊ Antimicrobial Barrier Dressings to help minimise the risk of infection in paediatric and adult patients.
Fast-acting to kill bacteria in as little as 30 minutes***15-20
Effective against a broad spectrum of bacterial and fungal wound pathogens***15,16,21,22
Conformable to anatomical areas and help minimise trauma to the wound on dressing removal26,27 23,24
Rehydrate tissue
Use INTRASITE◊Gel and INTRASITE Conformable Hydrogel Wound Dressings in conjunction with ACTICOAT Dressings.
Progress to healing
Progress to healing
Support re-epithelialisation with the use of temporary skin substitutes2 and consider the use of tradition or single-use negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT).
Choose a suitable pathway
For extensive body surface areas: BIOBRANE◊ Temporary Biosynthetic Wound Dressings are easy to apply25-29 and conform to surfaces to allow joint movement.28,30 Suitable for paediatric patients,28,31,32 they may require a limited number of dressing changes compared to standard care33,34
- To help prepare for healing or grafting: The RENASYS◊ Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System with foam or gauze may help promote the formation of granulation tissue,35-37 remove exudate and promote moisture balance35,38-41
- For portable, single-use NPWT: The portable PICO◊ Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System provides up to 7 or 14 days of NPWT, protecting the wound from external contamination41 and facilitating successful skin grafting41,43
Solutions for healing progression
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Disclaimers
*Compared to sharp debridement.
**As demonstrated in vivo.
***As demonstrated in vitro.
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Citations
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