Individualized therapy for burn wound.
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-2587.2016.04.002
- Author:
Qinglian XU
1
;
Zhengguo XIA
Author Information
1. Department of Burns Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Burns;
therapy;
Humans;
Precision Medicine;
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures;
Skin Transplantation;
Surgical Flaps;
Wound Healing
- From:
Chinese Journal of Burns
2016;32(4):196-197
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Individualized therapy denotes that a suitable treatment project is chosen according to specific conditions of the patients with full benefit and minimal damage, and it is one of the contemporary surgical procedures that surgeons are looking for. But certain difficulties still exist in the treatment of burn patients, as well as repair of refractory or chronic wound as performed by burn surgeons. In this issue of the journal, application of individualized therapy in burn wound was discussed from various angles. For instance, through using Meek skin grafting technique, large sheets of skin graft could be saved for repair of wound on special body part of patients with severe burn, and combined flaps surgery could be applied to repair skin and soft tissue defects.
