Table 7.
Time required for a dressing change and/or wound care in patients with RDEB
Bruckner [53] | Jeon [59] | Shayegan [79] | |
---|---|---|---|
N, patients with RDEB | 53 | 13 | 90 |
Definition | Whole body wound care including preparation and cleanup | Dressing change | Dressing change |
Time required for dressing change, n (%) | |||
< 2 h | 19 (36) | 11 (85) | NR |
2–3 h | 21 (40) | 2 (15) | 27 (30)a |
> 4 h | 13 (25) | 0 (0) | NR |
NR, not reported; RDEB, recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
a2 hours was most commonly reported time taken to change dressings; no other time data on patients with RDEB were reported