# Effects of traditional Chinese medicine collapse stains therapy combined with burn ointment on wound healing, inflammation, and pain mediator levels in patients with second degree burns

## TL;DR

Combining traditional Chinese medicine therapy with burn ointment improves healing, reduces inflammation and pain, and increases satisfaction in second-degree burn patients.

## Contribution

Demonstrates that combining TCM collapse stains therapy with burn ointment enhances treatment outcomes for second-degree burns.

## Key findings

- Combined treatment group showed a higher wound healing rate (83.33%) compared to the control group (64.29%).
- Combined treatment reduced inflammatory factors and pain mediators more effectively than burn ointment alone.
- Combined treatment resulted in lower complication rates (14.29%) and higher patient satisfaction (90.48%) compared to the control group.

## Abstract

To investigate the effects of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) collapse stains therapy combined with burn ointment on wound healing, inflammation, and pain mediator levels in patients with second-degree burns.

This was a retrospective study. A total of 84 patients with second degree burns treated at Xingtai Third Hospital from January 2022 to December 2023 were selected as the study subjects. They were randomly divided into a control group (treated with burn ointment) and a combined treatment group (received both TCM collapse stains therapy and burn ointment). The two groups were compared in terms of wound healing, inflammation, complication rates, and patient satisfaction to comprehensively evaluate the treatment effects.

Before treatment, there was no statistically significant difference in the indicators between the two groups (p>0.05). After three treatment courses, the wound healing rate in the combined group (83.33%) was higher than that in the control group(64.29%). The levels of inflammatory factors and pain mediators in the combined group were lower than those in the control group. The complication rate in the combined group(14.29%) was significantly lower than that in the control group (33.33%), and the satisfaction rate of the combined group(90.48%) was significantly higher than that of the control group(73.81%), with significant differences in all indicators(p<0.05).

The application of TCM collapse stains therapy combined with burn ointment may have a significant effect on the treatment of second-degree burns. It may effectively promote wound healing, reduce levels of inflammatory factors and pain mediators, lower complication rates, and increase patient satisfaction.