Gao 2016.
Methods | Country where data collected: NR Parallel‐group RCT Unit of randomisation: participant Unit of analysis: participant Duration: unclear |
Participants | Inclusion criteria: irrespective of age with deep‐dermal burn wound; admitted to hospital less than 3 days after burn; the burn wounds were not to be operated on Exclusion criteria: burn wound involved the head and face region; history of allergy to dressing composed of ionic silver; serious infective wound; required emergency surgery Participants: 10 individuals; no details of participant characteristics were reported |
Interventions | Intervention arm 1: silver‐impregnated antimicrobial dressing combined with a granulocyte macrophage colony‐stimulating factor (GM‐CSF) gel Intervention arms 2: gauze dressing combined with GM‐CSF gel Cointerventions: the GM‐CSF gel was applied in both arms |
Outcomes | Primary outcome: no primary outcomes were reported Secondary outcome: pain Secondary outcome: resource use ‐ time to debridement complete; no outcomes currently have evaluable data |
Notes | Funding: NR Reported as abstract only; study author contact not yet established Appears to be assessing time to debridement rather than the outcomes of this review |