Artificial skin reduces nutritional requirements in a severely burned child.
An 11 year old boy had 60% BSA burns excised and artificial skin (Integra(R)) applied. None of the burn wound was grafted. At 3 weeks post burn his serum biochemistry was normal, except for a low serum albumin. Mean energy intake for the first 3 weeks was half his non-burned requirement and mean protein intake was close to his non-burned requirement. This is the first report to show that a reduction in nutritional requirements may be observed using skin substitutes.
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Welsh Regional Burns Unit, Morriston Hospital, Swansea NHS Trust, Swansea, UK.
D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D001830:Body Surface Area; D002056:Burns / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002149:Energy Intake; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D017768:Skin, Artificial
D004044:Dietary Proteins; D012709:Serum Albumin