Aims and objectives: To investigate whether the type of dressing used (occlusive vs. semi-occlusive) impacts on exit-site infection. Background: The exit-site infections are a major predisposing factor for peritoneal ...

Objective: to evaluate the causes and the results of occlusion amblyopia treatment. Methods: a retrospective study was done including children under 12 years old. Sex, age of starting treatment, etiology, ocular deviation ...

The aim of this systematic review with meta-analysis was to compare the effect of Silver Sulfadiazine (SSD) with other new dressings, with or without silver, on healing and infection prevention in burns. The electronic ...

Objectives: To analyze the effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT), 670 nm, with doses of 4 and 7 J/cm(2), on the repair of surgical wounds covered by occlusive dressings. Background Data: The effect of LLLT on the healing ...

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a influência da adesão no resultado do tratamento da ambliopia. MÉTODOS: Foi feito estudo retrospectivo avaliando a resposta ao tratamento da ambliopia em 151 crianças portadoras de ambliopia, tratadas ...

Dressing is an intervention aimed to prevent infection in central venous catheter. This study aimed to analyze the frequency of catheter-related infection and skin toxicity in the use of transparent film in Hickman’s ...

The goal of this study is to demonstrate an alternative procedure to perform topical photodynamic therapy (PDT). Here, we propose the combined use of negative pressure and a 5-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) cream occlusion ...