Research Article

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 5

Blood and urine test results of the participants.

ParameterBCVG value
Before (n = 102)After (n = 102)Before (n = 105)After(n = 105)BC (beforeversus after)VG (beforeversus after)BC versusVG (before)BC versusVG (after)

WBC (109/L)11.00 ± 5.758.43 ± 3.9110.37 ± 4.219.03 ± 3.950.010.0180.3620.273
RBC (1012/L)5.17 ± 4.344.34 ± 0.664.72 ± 1.994.48 ± 2.020.0580.3980.3320.508
Hb (g/L)143.07 ± 20.29131.02 ± 19.33135.82 ± 22.89128.53 ± 19.900.010.0150.0170.363
PLT (109/L)228.40 ± 100.30306.27 ± 109.03252.16 ± 110.28314.80 ± 119.720.010.010.1070.593
ALT (U/L)35.85 ± 45.6447.29 ± 51.0929.15 ± 22.3844.91 ± 53.980.0930.0060.1790.746
AST (U/L)36.33 ± 56.5230.07 ± 25.1833.62 ± 67.4528.19 ± 22.760.3080.4380.7540.575
Albumin (g/L)35.61 ± 6.3937.10 ± 6.0935.14 ± 6.5636.66 ± 6.880.0900.1040.6050.628
TBIL (μM)14.34 ± 6.308.95 ± 4.1913.04 ± 7.509.50 ± 5.570.010.010.1830.427
BUN (mM)4.81 ± 3.354.34 ± 1.405.22 ± 6.674.23 ± 1.410.1920.1380.5730.592
Creatinine (μM)65.75 ± 16.5662.21 ± 13.9561.38 ± 13.6259.04 ± 16.860.1000.2710.0390.143
Uric acid (μM)260.82 ± 97.62258.52 ± 94.44262.86 ± 85.75266.42 ± 93.970.8650.7770.8740.533
Proteinuria28 (27.45)23 (22.55)29 (27.62)18 (17.14)0.4190.0690.9820.329
WBC in urine23 (22.55)7 (6.86)17 (16.19)8 (7.62)0.0020.0550.2430.834
RBC in urine26 (25.49)13 (12.74)21 (20.00)16 (15.24)0.0140.3650.3390.605

Note: WBC, white blood cell; RBC, red blood cell; Hb, hemoglobin; PLT, platelet; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BUN, blood urine nitrogen; TBIL, total bilirubin.