Compare the Effectiveness of Aloe Vera Vs Silver Sulfadiazine Application on Wound Healing among Burns patient at Kanyakumari Government Medical College and Hospital, Asaripallam

BACKGROUND: Burn injuries are among the most devastating of all injuries and a major global public health crisis. Burns are the fourth most common type of trauma worldwide, following traffic accidents, falls, and interpersonal violence. People who get burned are very prone to infection, potential signs of infection include Change in color of the burnt area Purplish discoloration of the skin, swelling, Greenish discharge or pus, and Fever. OBJECTIVES: To compare the effectiveness of Aloe Vera Vs Silver Sulfadiazine application on wound healing among burns patients. DESIGN: Quasi experimental where Factorial design was used. SETTING: Kanyakumari Government Medical College & Hospital, Asaripallam. SAMPLE SIZE: Total sample size was 30 burns patients out of which 15 were experimental group I and 15 were experimental group II. SAMPLING TECHNIQUE: Purposive sampling technique. METHODS: Experimental group I received Aloe Vera twice a day for 7 days, Experimental group II received Silver Sulfadiazine twice a day for 7 days. Pre test was done by using Burns wound healing observation scale and post test was done by using the same scale on the 8th day. RESULTS: From the findings of the study it can be concluded that Majority (46%) of burns patients were in the age group of 21-30 years. Most (60%) of them are females. Highest Percentage (40%) of burns patients have 11-20% of Total burn Surface Area, All the burns patients are affected by thermal burns, Highest percentage (67%) of burns patient were admitted on the day of incident. Most (73%) of burns patients have no co-morbid factors. The paired ‘t’ value for experimental group I and II was 15.8 and 18.8 respectively . The unpaired ‘t’ value was 2.58, The difference in the mean percentage in experimental group I and II was 6.6, In experimental group I significant association between post test scores of wound healing with their demographic variables like age, burns percentage in Total Burns surface Area, whereas In experimental group II burns percentage in Total Burns surface Area and co-morbid factors. CONCLUSION: Aloe Vera as well as Silver Sulfadiazine both can be used for wound healing among burns patients. But Silver Sulfadiazine was more effective than Aloe Vera on wound healing among burns patients