Effectiveness of 0.025% Dakin’s Solution Versus 1% Silver Sulphadiazine for Treatment of Partial Thickness Burns

Objective: To evaluate effectiveness of 0.085% Dakin’s solution verses 1% Silver Suplhadiazine in the treatment of partial thickness burns Study Design: Quasi Experimental Study Place and Duration of the Study: The Study was conducted in the burn unit/plastic surgery department, Nishtar Hospital Multan during a period from July, 2008 to December, 2010. Materials and Methods: 30 patients were enrolled with second degree burns at two sites on different parts of the body. Each patient had one burn treated with 0.025% Dakin’s Solution and one treated with 1 % Silver sulphadiazine. Results: The rate wound healing was significantly faster in the site treated with 0.025% Dakin’s Solution than in the site treated with 1 % Silver sulphadiazine. The mean times for healing were 18.73 ± 2.65 and 15.9 ± 2 days for 1 % Silver sulphadiazine and 0.025 % Dakin’s Solution, respectively, being significantly shorter for 0.025 % Dakin’s Solution (P 0.0001). Conclusion: 0.025% Dakin’s Solution demonstrated the greater efficacy and effectiveness for treating partial thickness burns.