Successful healing of a burn injury covering 100% of TBSA and 96% IIIrd degree with inhalation injury.
The authors describe successful healing of a burn injury covering 100% of TBSA with 96% full-thickness skin loss and inhalation injury. The patient was admitted to the burn department of our hospital on September the 4th 1987. He smoothly overcame the shock stage with help of fluid replacement and application of alkaline drugs in large quantities. Early escharectomy and repeated micrografting were performed. The treatment is discussed.
Liu
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BS
Staff and Workers' Hospital of Handan General Iron and Steel Works, Hebei, China.
Li
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LG
Zhou
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JR
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001830:Body Surface Area; D002056:Burns / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D015208:Smoke Inhalation Injury / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D014945:Wound Healing
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents