Properties of an ideal burn dressing: A survey of burn survivors and front-line burn healthcare providers.

Affiliation

Manitoba Firefighters' Burn Unit, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Department of Surgery, Section of Plastic Surgery, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Departments of Surgery and Psychiatry, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Electronic address: [Email]

Abstract

The objective of this study is to identify what burn survivors and front-line staff indicate would improve satisfaction with burn dressings, and the ranking of importance of different burn dressing characteristics. These findings will guide the development of future dressings to meet these needs.

Keywords

Burn care provider,Burn survivor,Burns,Dressings,Pain management,