title: The index of deep burn injury: an analysis of 66 extremity sites in 15 children.
abstract: The group of burn injuries generally classified as 'fourth degree' vary enormously in extent and severity. This fact, and the absence of a widely accepted grading system for these relatively uncommon injuries, has hindered our ability to learn from the experiences of others as reported in the literature. Based on a series of cadaver dissections, the Index of Deep Burn Injury (IDBI) was developed to provide such a classification scheme. The initial experience with the IDBI in a group of locally destructive "fourth degree' wounds is presented. It is believed that this index has the potential to improve our ability to describe highly destructive wounds.
authors.affiliation: First Affiliated Hospital, Jiamusi Medical College, PR China.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Donelan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sheridan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002056:Burns / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005121:Extremities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology