title: Escharotomy and decompressive therapies in burns.
abstract: Experienced clinicians treating burns recognize the need for escharotomy and decompressive therapies. The burning process causes the integument to become stiff, and the underlying tissues can swell during the fluid resuscitation process. We reviewed the literature that supports the current clinical practice of decompressive therapies following burn injury.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Dennis P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Orgill
authors.forename: Nelson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Piccolo
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic