Effect of early replacement of the skin graft dressing on the outcome of burn wound healing

Introduction: Burn injuries are one of the medical problems in developing countries. In spite of all the improvements in the control and treatment of burn wounds, the main cause of mortality in patients with burns is hospital infections. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of early skin dressing dressing on the outcome of burn wound healing.Method :This study was a clinical trial and was performed on 60 burn patients admitted to the burn center of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences in 1396. The samples were available and randomly divided into intervention and control groups. In the intervention group, the graft and Donor dressing was changed to one day and in the control group changed three days after the surgery. Data were analyzed by SPSS-21 software, paired t-test, independent t-test and ANOVA.Results:The mean age of the patients in the intervention group was 36.8 and in the control group 40.4 years. The percentage of burn in the intervention group was 12.1 and in the control group was 14.5%. Chi-square test showed that the distribution of cultures was different in both the control and experimental groups, and 7.8% of the cultures were positive in the control and None of the cultures were reported positive in the intervention group.Conclusion:Considering the positive effect of early replacement of graft and Donor dressing on the reduction of infection in patients with burn wounds, it is recommended to replace the dressings of graft and Denver site within 24 hours.