Debridement of burn wounds using a hydrosurgery system.
- Author:
Chen GONG
1
;
Kaiyang LYU
1
;
Guangyi WANG
1
;
Guangqing WANG
1
;
Shihui ZHU
1
;
Zhaofan XIA
2
;
Email: XIAZHAOFAN@163.COM.
Author Information
1. Department of Burn Surgery, Institute of Burns, Changhai Hospital, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
2. Department of Burn Surgery, Institute of Burns, Changhai Hospital, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Burns;
pathology;
surgery;
Debridement;
methods;
Humans;
Necrosis;
Surgical Wound Infection;
Treatment Outcome;
Wound Healing
- From:
Chinese Journal of Burns
2015;31(6):470-472
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The healing process of burn wounds is strongly associated with the depth of wounds, and the depth of wounds is dependent to initial temperature and duration of contact with source of heat, infection, and secondary damage in the debridement process. On this basis, some experts present a concept of accurate debridement, which denotes removal of all necrotic tissue and at the same time protecting viable tissue for repair of raw wounds in order to maximally maintain patients' appearance and functions. A new technology of burn wound debridement--hydrosurgery system has been applied clinically. This paper summarizes the characteristics of hydrosurgery in the aspects of its technology, suitable wounds, bacterial load, amount of blood loss, and degree of pain produced during operation, and also the author's opinions regarding its efficacy to realize an accurate debridement for burn injury.
