Early wound excision within three days decreases risks of wound infection and death in burned patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In lieu of limited studies on the timing of burn wound eschar excision for burns, a more comprehensive analysis is indicated to determine the effects of early wound excision following burns. This study aims to address the outcomes of early wound excision in burn patients.

Methods

Data collection were from TriNetX research database. Three groups of burn patients were stratified by the number of days in which they received burn wound excision within 14 days of injury. Five outcomes were observed: death, wound infection, sepsis, myocardial contractile dysfunction, and blood transfusion. Risk and incidence of various health outcomes were compared between the groups after propensity-matching age, sex, ethnicity, race and burn size using a z-test with p < 0.05 conside

SUBMITTER: De La Tejera G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10721718 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature