The Effectiveness of Using Banana Leaf Dressing in Management of Partial Thickness Burns’ Wound

Abstract

Background & Aim: An important factor in the healing of partial thickness burn is early and effective coverage with a dressing that is non-adherent; protects the wound from trauma and decrease pain during dressing change and ensures feeling of comfort and ease of handling. Wound care needs to be undertaken in the context of the local environment and access to costly wound products is not an option in many settings. In these situations, creativity and innovation have led to many excellent alternatives being developed. So this study amid to investigate the effectiveness of Banana Leaf Dressing (BLD) over partial thickness burns in terms of pain reduction, increasing comfort, easy removability of dressing, and early wound healing among burns patients who admitted with burns up to 50% of TBSA in selected hospital.

Methods & Materials:A convenient sample of 38 patients with partial thickness burn wound over comparable areas, e.g. either upper extremities or lower extremities or both, comparable body areas were used as study and control areas in the same patient. Data were collected on three points of time during patient hospitalization using discomfort score, dressing removal pain score, and the easiness of dressing removal score.

Results:BLD has significant out come on wound healing process. Patient suffered less discomfort and less pain during dressing removal with BLD than with ordinary dressing. Also with BLD removal of dressing was easier than ordinarydressing. In addition, time to complete healing was significantly less with BLD than others. 

Conclusion:It was clear that BLD is a completely non-adherent, nearly painless, and cheaper dressing.