A Pilot Trial of Disposable Nitrous Oxide Canisters in Providing Pain Control During Burn Dressing Changes
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Improvements in burn care have resulted in increased survival. Despite these improved
outcomes one of the leading challenges of burn care remains providing adequate analgesia
during routine wound care and dressing changes. The traditional use of narcotics is
challenging as the therapeutic window between analgesia and suppression of breathing becomes
narrow with the intense pain and high doses of narcotics needed for dressing changes.