Amnion in the treatment of pediatric partial-thickness facial burns

LK Branski, DN Herndon, MM Celis, WB Norbury… - burns, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Wound coverage for second-degree burns remains a clinical challenge.
Human amniotic membranes have been used for many years in the treatment of burns; …

Dried irradiated human amniotic membrane as a biological dressing for facial burns—A 7-year case series

E Bujang-Safawi, AS Halim, TL Khoo, AA Dorai - Burns, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Facial burns are common and have a significant impact on patient function
and psychosocial well being. Human amnion has been used for many years as a temporary …

Effect of amniotic membrane on graft take in extremity burns

AA Mohammadi, HG Johari, S Eskandari - Burns, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Several studies have shown that the application of amniotic membrane as a
biological dressing in the management of burns is accompanied by rapid re-epithelialisation …

Management of partial-thickness burn wounds by amniotic membrane: a cost-effective treatment in developing countries

KM Ramakrishnan, V Jayaraman - Burns, 1997 - Elsevier
Burns incidence in our country has been on the increase over the past two decades. Cost-
effective management of burn wounds has become the prerogative as our annual budget for …

The role of allogenic amniotic membrane in burn treatment

MR Kesting, KD Wolff, B Hohlweg-Majert… - Journal of burn care …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Amniotic membrane (AM) has been used in burns for nearly 100 years. The purpose of this
article is to give a comprehensive review of the English literature published in the last two …

Assessment of amniotic and polyurethane membrane dressings in the treatment of burns

OA Adly, AM Moghazy, AH Abbas, AM Ellabban, OS Ali… - Burns, 2010 - Elsevier
As allograft and xenografts are not available in Islamic countries, amniotic membrane seems
to be an effective alternative in the management of deep burns. Its proven bioactivities and …

Effect of fresh human amniotic membrane dressing on graft take in patients with chronic burn wounds compared with conventional methods

AA Mohammadi, SMS Jafari, M Kiasat, AR Tavakkolian… - Burns, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Burns are among the most devastating forms of injury. Nowadays the
standard treatment for deep partial thickness and full-thickness burn is early excision and …

Dehydrated human amnion chorion membrane as treatment for pediatric burns

N Ahuja, R Jin, C Powers, A Billi, K Bass - Advances in Wound Care, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Objective: Pediatric burns are a major source of injury and in the absence of adequate care
can lead to lifelong functional loss and disfigurement. While split thickness skin autografts …

Amniotic membrane as a biological dressing in the management of burns

CP Sawhney - Burns, 1989 - Elsevier
This report details observations in 90 patients with dermal depth burns treated using
amniotic membrane. The patients were divided into three subgroups: superficial dermal …

Hyperdry human amniotic membrane application as a wound dressing for a full-thickness skin excision after a third-degree burn injury

J Oba, M Okabe, T Yoshida, C Soko, M Fathy… - Burns & …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Severe burn injuries create large skin defects that render the host susceptible to
bacterial infections. Burn wound infection often causes systemic sepsis and severe …