Direct Current Reduces Wound Edema After Full-Thickness Burn Injury in Rats

Abstract

The objective of this report is to observe the effect of 4 and 40 micro A direct current (DC) on edema formation after burn injury in rats. Silver-nylon wound dressings were used as either anodes (-) or cathodes (+) on 20% total body surface area full-thickness scalds in anesthetized male Sprague-Dawley rats. Untreated burned rats and rats treated with silver-nylon dressings without current were used as controls.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA383610

Entities

People

  • Albert T. Mcmanus
  • Arthur D. Mason
  • Basil A. Pruitt Jr.
  • Chi-sing Chu
  • Natalia P. Matylevich

Organizations

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Animals
  • Bandages
  • Burns
  • Current Density
  • Direct Current
  • Electric Current
  • Health Services
  • Infection
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Patient Care
  • Polarity
  • Thickness

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.