Silver Foam Dressing Superior to Porcine Xenograft in Pediatric Scalds

Pain (at wound site)

Pain is to evaluated by staff before, during and after wound dressing Changes using the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability, behavioural pain scale (FLACC) is a five-category behavioral instrument where each category is scored on a scale of 0-2, resulting in a result between 0-10

Time frame: Evaluated before,during and after dressing changes, performed 2-3 times per week until complete wound closure, approximatley 15-20 days after injury.

Need of surgery

Evaluated as yes or no (surgery perfomered according to the medical record)

Time frame: Evaluated at dressing changes, performed 2-3 times per week until complete wound closure, approximatley 15-20 days after injury.

Burn wound infection

Children were diagnosed with burn wound infection by the burn surgeon and a consultant physician specialized in infectious diseases if fulfilling at least two of the following criteria based on American Burn Association definition of burn wound infection * Clinical signs such as localised pain and swelling, spreading erythema (redness), and heat at the affected site. * Surface wound swab culture presenting a minimum of 106 colony-forming units (CFU)/L (equivalent to the ABA definition of 105 CFU/g) \[29\]. * Systemic signs of infection indicated as a rise of C-reactive protein (CRP) level (reference range \< 10 mg/L for capillary sampling) together with increased body temperature exceeding 38 °C- 48 hours after injury where other sources of infection are excluded

Time frame: Evaluated at each dressing change; 2-3 times per week until complete wound closure, approximatley 15-20 days after injury.