BACKGROUND: The common mantra with which @entity1 often leave a burns unit is "moisturize and massage". Various products have been reported for use in practice including aqueous cream BP, @entity5157 wax and herbal oil creams, @entity1346 based creams, @entity982 /petroleum/mineral oil based products and aloe vera gels. Often combined with other scar management techniques such as pressure therapy, massage and contact media, moisturizers convey active properties of their own.   To date no published review on the optimal moisturizer for burn scar management has been identified via searches of recognized databases. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this review was to identify and synthesize the best available evidence on the effectiveness of moisturizer use in the management of active @entity2318 following @entity130 .   More specifically, this review focused on the following questions:   Does moisturizer use have an effect on scar outcomes following @entity130 , including scar formation, skin breakdown, @entity1 acceptance and water loss?   What is the optimal base composition of moisturizers used in scar management for @entity1 who have sustained a @entity130 ? INCLUSION CRITERIA: Types of @entity1 :   @entity1 of any age who have sustained a @entity130 of any size, and have been admitted to a hospital or regional burn unit or burn centre for the management of their @entity130 .   Types of intervention(s)/phenomena of interest:   Studies evaluating moisturizer applied to healed skin following @entity130 were considered for inclusion. Moisturizer may have been compared to usual care as defined by the individual study, other interventions, or a different type of moisturizer. Studies comparing moisturizer and massage compared to moisturizer alone were excluded.   Types of studies:   This review primarily considered experimental study designs, including randomized and pseudo-randomized controlled trials.   Types of outcomes:   Primary outcomes for examination in this review included scar formation and skin breakdown, measured by objective tools or subjective scales.   Secondary outcomes included product acceptance, @entity1 compliance and transepidermal water loss. SEARCH STRATEGY: A search was conducted to identify published and unpublished studies via electronic databases. Reference lists of all papers selected for full text retrieval were then hand searched for potential additional citations. METHODOLOGICAL QUALITY: Articles meeting pre-determined eligibility criteria for the review were assessed by two independent reviewers using standardized checklists from the Joanna Briggs Institute Meta Analysis of Statistics Assessment and Review Instrument. Corresponding authors were contacted where additional information was required; however this strategy did not yield additional information that altered study eligibility status. DATA COLLECTION: Data was extracted from the included paper using the standardized data extraction tool from the Joanna Briggs Institute Meta Analysis of Statistics Assessment and Review Instrument. DATA SYNTHESIS: Narrative synthesis of the included study was undertaken. RESULTS: One study, following a randomized controlled design, was eligible for inclusion in this review. This study investigated the effect of @entity270 cream versus a base moisturizing cream on outcomes including @entity11535 , scar thickness, cosmetic appearance and graft size. No significant differences between groups for all reported outcomes were observed. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the common practice involving moisturizers TRUNCATED AT 500 WORDS.

The effectiveness of moisturizers in the management of XXXX following @entity130 : a systematic review.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity270 :: ('MESH:D014810', 'Chemical') :: ['vitamin E'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['burn injury', 'injury'] @entity2318 :: ('MESH:D002921', 'Disease') :: ['burn scars'] @entity1346 :: ('MESH:D012828', 'Chemical') :: ['silicone'] @entity982 :: ('MESH:D010232', 'Chemical') :: ['paraffin'] @entity11535 :: ('MESH:D009041', 'Disease') :: ['range of motion'] @entity5157 :: ('7460', 'Species') :: ['bees']
@entity2318 :: (MESH:D002921,Disease) :: ['burn scars']
