Evaluation of Bacterial Cellulose Dressing versus Vaseline Gauze in Partial Thickness Burn Wounds and Skin Graft Donor Sites: A Two-Center Randomized Controlled Clinical Study

Table 4

Characteristics of the wounds in participants.

Variable	BC group (n = 102)	VG group (n = 105)	value
Wound type
Superficial II° burn	49 (48.04)	47 (44.76)	0.695
Deep II° burn	13 (12.74)	11 (10.48)
Skin graft donor	40 (39.22)	47 (44.76)
Wound location
Trunk	13 (12.75)	14 (13.33)	0.586
Right upper limb	8 (7.84)	11 (10.48)
Right lower limb	31 (30.39)	35 (33.33)
Left upper limb	13 (12.75)	9 (8.57)
Left lower limb	23 (22.55)	16 (15.24)
Craniofacial region	14 (13.72)	19 (18.10)
Bilateral upper limb	0 (0.00)	1 (0.95)
Erythema and swelling
None	14 (13.73)	16 (15.24)	0.539
Mild	39 (38.24)	42 (40.00)
Moderate	33 (32.35)	34 (32.38)
Severe	16 (15.68)	13 (12.38)
Exudate
None	1 (0.98)	0 (0.00)	0.503
Mild	33 (32.35)	29 (27.62)
Moderate	46 (45.10)	53 (50.48)
Severe	22 (21.57)	23 (21.90)
Hemorrhage
None	45 (44.12)	37 (35.24)	0.264
Mild	39 (38.24)	47 (44.76)
Moderate	14 (13.72)	18 (17.14)
Severe	4 (3.92)	3 (2.86)
Subeschar purulence and exudation
None	89 (87.25)	98 (93.33)	0.136
Mild	12 (11.77)	7 (6.67)
Moderate	0 (0.00)	0 (0.00)
Severe	1 (0.98)	0 (0.00)