Analysis of clinical effectiveness of complex treatment of limited border burns

Aim – to evaluate the effectiveness of the developed method for local treatment of limited border burns. Material and methods. The results of treatment of 39 patients with limited first- and second-degree burns were studied. In patients of the main group (19 people), during the changing of the gel with silver ions, the wound was irradiated with ultraviolet light, followed by exposure to a low-frequency pulsating magnetic field. Patients in the comparison group (20 patients) received conservative treatment using the gel with silver ions only, without physiotherapy. Monitoring of the healing of burn wounds was carried out using the “Complex automated system for assessing the area of burn wounds” (certificate of state registration of the computer program No. 2015660700 dated 10/06/2015). The effectiveness of the proposed method was assessed by clinical results, as well as by the time patients spent in the hospital. The obtained data were analyzed using clinical statistics methods. Results. The developed method for treating local I-II degree burn wounds, which consists of covering the wound with gel with silver plus ultraviolet irradiation of the wound and magnetic therapy, turned out to be more effective compared to the method of wound coating with gel with silver, which was previously introduced into the clinic, without physiotherapeutic treatment. Conclusions. The use of the proposed method in the treatment of burn wounds statistically significantly reduces the likelihood of the development of suppuration and accelerates the cleansing of wounds, and leads to a faster recovery.