Treatment of superficial second-degree burns with a nanofiber tissue matrix: A case report
John Clayton Rodriguez,
Andy H. Chen,
David E. Carney
Affiliations
John Clayton Rodriguez
Mercer University/Memorial Health University, Medical Center General Surgery Residency, United States; Corresponding author at: 4700 Waters Avenue, Savannah, GA 31404, United States.
Andy H. Chen
Mercer University/Memorial Health University, Medical Center General Surgery Residency, United States
David E. Carney
Memorial Health University Medical Center, Department of Pediatric Surgery, United States
Burn wound management has continued to evolve with advances in the understanding of wound healing. Treatment of partial-thickness burns consists of a wide variety of dressings and biosynthetic skin substitutes all with the goal of providing wound coverage while promoting healing. In this paper, we describe the successful treatment of a 6% total body surface area superficial second-degree thermal burn with the application of a novel fully synthetic nanofiber matrix.
