Management of burn wounds with Hippophae rhamnoides oil / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the therapeutic effects of Hippophae rhamnoides oil, a preparation of traditional Chinese herbal medicine derived from the fruits of sea buckthorn, on the wounds in burn patients.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Hippophae rhamnoides oil dressing was applied on the burn wounds as an inner dressing and covered by disinfecting dressing. The oil dressing was changed every other day until wound healing.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Totally 151 burned patients received the treatment with Hippophae rhamnoides oil dressing, which obviously alleviated the swelling and effusion of the wounds and relieved the pains. Compared with the control patients (treated with vaseline gauze), patients receiving the dressing showed more obvious exudation reduction, pain relief, and faster epithelial cell growth and wound healing, with statistically significant difference between the two groups.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>As a valuable plant oil with wide uses in medicine, Hippophae rhamnoides oil for external application has definite effects on the healing of burn wounds.</p>

Clinical application of Meek skin grafting technique / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To discuss the clinical application of Meek skin grafting technique.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixteen patients with TBSA>30% were treated by Meek grafting technique, and the results were compared with a control group treated with traditional stamp skin grafting. The skin expanding rate, graft survival, operating time, medical expense, and skin scar formation were evaluated and compared between the two groups.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In the 16 cases managed with Meek grafting technique, the graft survival rate was above 95%, and there were significant differences in all the observed indices between Meek grafting group and the control group (P<0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Meek skin grafting technique possesses the advantages of more economic donor skin use, shorter operating time and hospital stay with reduced cost, and provides a good option for management of severely burned patients.</p>