Investigating the Effects of Pressure Garments for Burn Scars

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  • Kazeto Takao
    Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daini Hospital
  • Terashima Sakie
    Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital

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  • 熱傷瘢痕に対する圧迫装具使用の検討

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 We investigated the effects of pressure garments for burn scars used in our hospital. We used pressure garments on 28 areas in 25 burn patients between August 2013 and October 2017. The most common sites were the upper and lower arms, and the most common burn depth was DDB. The start was 9.8 days on average after wound closure, and the duration of use ranged from 2 weeks to 3 years and 7 months, with the average being 1 year and 1 month. Based on the Vancouver Scar Scale, pressure garments were effective in 80%. Complications were itching, discomfort, contact dermatitis, and equipment breakage.<br>  Our garment is advantageous in that it can be used regardless of age and area because different forms can be created according to the scar. It can also be combined with other therapies, such as topical agents, enabling more complex treatments, and it costs less. On the other hand, there were some problems such as discomfort, itching, reduction of pressure effects, and breakage. In the future, it is necessary to improve the material to be comfortable and durable, and to further examine the effective forms and mounting methods suitable for each body part.

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Details 詳細情報について

  • CRID
    1390848250117661568
  • NII Article ID
    130007855609
  • DOI
    10.34366/jburn.46.2_51
  • ISSN
    24351571
    0285113X
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
  • Abstract License Flag
    Disallowed

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