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Mafenide is used to treat severe burns. [1] [2] It is used topically as an adjunctive therapy for second- and third-degree burns.It is bacteriostatic against many gram-positive and gram-negative organisms, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Tentative evidence has found other antibiotics to be more effective, and therefore it is no longer generally recommended for second-degree (partial-thickness) burns, but is still widely used to protect third-degree (full-thickness) burns. [2] [3] Common side effects include itching and pain at the site of use. [4]
Negative pressure wound therapy device. Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT), also known as a vacuum assisted closure (VAC), is a therapeutic technique using a suction pump, tubing, and a dressing to remove excess wound exudate and to promote healing in acute or chronic wounds and second- and third-degree burns.
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The most common side effects are irritation, stinging or burning of the skin. Other side effects include nausea, vomiting, dizziness, tiredness and headache. [2] There are however also severe side effects including severe allergic reactions, like (nettle) rash, itch, tightness in chest, difficult breathing and swelling in either the face, mouth, lips or tongue.
Founded in 1979 in St. Louis, Missouri by Arne Roestel, the company entered the market with the first computerized water phantom system (a scanner for measuring radiation fields as used in hospitals for radiation therapy) while developing and building computers using the all new multi-tasking microprocessor technology.
The therapy, branded as Tevimbra, was approved as a monotherapy for adult patients with unresectable or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. The American Cancer Society estimates there ...
Standardized treatment regimen directly of six to nine months observed by a healthcare worker or community health worker for at least the first two months; Drug supply; A standardized recording and reporting system that allows assessment of treatment results