2006•Journal of clinical and experimental medicineRequires access
Combining treatment of tangential excision on burn wounds within 48 hours in patients with deep partial thickness burn
Meng Qing-y
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Abstract
Objective To study the effects of tangential excision on burn wounds within 48 hours in patients with deep partial thickness burn.Methods Tangential excision on burn wounds within 48 hours was carried out on 58 patients with 15%~40%burn injury,while another 29 similar patients were taken operation 5～7 days post injury as control.The wound healing time and the patients complication were observed,and the histopathological observation was made.Results We found the wound healing time in study group(20.4 days)was significantly less compared with that(28.6 days)in control group(P0.05).The histopathological observation of the wounds in study group revealed that the extent of tissues damage became limited compared with the control group.Conclusion The study show that tangential excision within 48 hours in deep partial thickness burn patients suffering less 40% burn injury is safe and effective to the wound healing.