Comparison of the effect of aloe vera gel and 1% silver sulfadiazine cream on the healing of second degree burn wounds
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zeinab sadat moosavi fard,1,*
1. Department of Nursing, faculty of nursing, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
- Introduction: Aloe vera has traditionally been used to heal burns, but clinical evidence remains unclear. Today, due to less side effects and cheaper medicinal plants, their consumption is increasing. This study was performed to compare the effect of aloe vera gel dressing and 1% silver sulfadiazine cream on the healing of second degree burn wounds.
- Methods: This clinical trial was performed in Peimanieh Hospital in Jahrom. 50 patients with second degree burn wounds were selected and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. 25 patients were treated with aloe vera gel and another 25 patients were treated with 1% sulfadiazine silver cream daily. Using the Bets Jensen Wound Assessment Tool, the parameters related to burn wounds on the first, seventh and fifteenth days were examined. Use SPSS software version 17 and repeated measures analysis of variance statistical software to check the obtained information.
- Results: In the experimental group, the mean improvement status at the beginning of the study decreased to 30.515 with a standard deviation of 0.316 and on the fifteenth day to 13.303 with a standard deviation of 0.516 and in the control group at the beginning of the study 31.219 with a standard deviation of 0.321 and on the fifteenth day to 19.188 with a standard deviation of 0.524. On the 15th day, a significant difference was observed between the two groups
- Conclusion: Aloe vera gel can be a good alternative due to the complication of 1% sulfasiazine silver cream in partial inhibition of epithelialization and discoloration in the wound area.
- Keywords: effect ، aloe vera gel ، 1% silver sulfadiazine cream ، healing ، wound
