The feasibility of negative pressure wound therapy versus standard dressings in paediatric hand and foot burns protocol: a pilot, single-centre, randomised control trial

Abstract Introduction The goal of paediatric hand and foot burn management is hypertrophic scar and/or contracture prevention. The risk of scar formation may be minimised by integrating negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) as an acute care adjunct as it decreases the time to re-epithelialisation....

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Main Authors: Emma Lumsden, Roy Kimble, Catherine McMillan, Kristen Storey, Robert S. Ware, Bronwyn Griffin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01308-z