Hydrosurgical and conventional debridement of burns: randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tangential excision of burned tissue followed by skin grafting is the cornerstone of burn surgery. Hydrosurgery has become popular for tangential excision, with the hypothesis that enhanced preservation of vital dermal tissue reduces scarring. The aim of this trial was to compare scar quality after hydrosurgical versus conventional debridement before split-skin grafting.

Methods

A double-blind randomized within-patient multicentre controlled trial was conducted in patients with burns that required split-skin grafting. One wound area was randomized to hydrosurgical debridement and the other to Weck knife debridement. The primary outcome was scar quality at 12 months, assessed with the observer part of the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS). Secondar

SUBMITTER: Legemate CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10364696 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature