Abstract

Partial and deep partial-thickness burn wounds present a difficult diagnosis and prognosis.Management of burn wound inflicted by the different physical and chemical agents require different regimes which are poles apart from the regimes used for any of the other traumatic wounds. In extensive burn, because of increased capillary permeability, there is extensive loss of plasma leading to shock while whole blood loss is the cause of shock in other acute wounds.Even though the burn wounds are sterile in the beginning in comparison to most of other wounds, yet, the death in extensive burns is mainly because of wound infection and septicemia, because of the immunocompromised status of the burn patients. Current techniques of burn wound care have significantly reduced the incidence of invasive burn wound infection, altered the organisms causing the infections that do occur, increased the interval between injury and the onset of infection, reduced the mortality associated with infection, decreased the overall incidence of infection in burn patients, and increased burn patient survival. Feracrylum, a water-soluble combination of partial ferrous salts (II and III) of polyacrylic acid, is one of the chemical hemostatic agents and an antibacterial agent. Its molecular weight ranges from 500,000 to 800,000 Daltons, which prevents systemic absorption and prevents any negative effects on the liver, kidney, adrenals, cardiovascular, or hemostatic systems. Feracrylum has antibacterial properties, which lowers the risk of wound infection.

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