Sarthak Sinha, Vincent A Gabriel, Rohit K Arora, Wisoo Shin, Janis Scott, Shyla K Bharadia, Myriam Verly, Waleed M Rahmani, Duncan A Nickerson, Frankie Og Fraulin, Pallab Chatterjee, Rajeev B Ahuja, Jeff A Biernaskie
BACKGROUND: Postburn pruritus (itch) is a common and distressing symptom experienced on healing or healed burn or donor site wounds. Topical, systemic, and physical treatments are available to control postburn pruritus; however, it remains unclear how effective these are. OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of interventions for treating postburn pruritus in any care setting. SEARCH METHODS: In September 2022, we searched the Cochrane Wounds Specialised Register, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Ovid MEDLINE (including In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations), Ovid Embase, and EBSCO CINAHL Plus...
June 5, 2024: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews