Abrasion method for the immediate management of surface thermal injuries of childhood

Retrospectively 173 cases of surface thermal injuries of childhood have been reviewed according to their respective modes of immediate surgical management of abrasion, open and closed-air treatment and discussed with reference to some publications. Despite the application of antibiotic or antiphlogi...

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Published inZeitschrift für Kinderchirurgie und Grenzgebiete Vol. 29; no. 4; p. 283
Main Authors nii-Amon-Kotei, D, Thielen, R G, Hofmann-von-herr, S, Pieper, W M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.04.1980
Subjects
Adolescent
Burns - epidemiology
Burns - therapy
Child
Child, Preschool
Debridement - instrumentation
Debridement - methods
Dermabrasion - instrumentation
Humans
Infant
Skin Transplantation
Time Factors
Wound Infection - prevention & control
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Summary:Retrospectively 173 cases of surface thermal injuries of childhood have been reviewed according to their respective modes of immediate surgical management of abrasion, open and closed-air treatment and discussed with reference to some publications. Despite the application of antibiotic or antiphlogistic dressings in the other two groups, the abrasion method using high speed rotating grinding heads to convert the burn into an easily manageable surgical wound shows a lesser frequency of infection and inflammation and promotes quick natural healing. The method which is not widely used proves conducive in the management of burns in childhood.
ISSN:0044-2909