Application of hydrosurgery system in debridement of burn wound: An overview
10.16781/j.0258-879x.2017.04.0501
- Author:
Zhao-Hui KAN
1
Author Information
1. Department of Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, PLA Institute of Burns, Second Military Medical University
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Burns;
Debridement;
Hydrosurgery system;
Water knife
- From:
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University
2017;38(4):501-505
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Debridement is an indispensable step in repairing of burn wounds. Hydrosurgery system is an advanced instrument for debridement. Compared with the conventional debridement instruments, the hand-piece of hydrosurgery system is more facile and easy to be controlled, which is helpful for the debridement of wounds with irregular shape and uneven surface; besides, hydrosurgery system combines necrotic tissue resection and wound perfusion simultaneously, and its debridement process is highly tissue-selective, which is helpful to improve the wound-bed and to create favorable conditions for skin grafting and wound healing. Hydrosurgery system has been used in burn wounds debridement for more than 10 years. It is widely used abroad and has been introduced to China in recent years. Due to the complexity of burn wounds, there are also many different opinions about the clinical use of hydrosurgery system for different wounds, including debridement efficiency, effect, cost and the amount of bleeding. In this paper, we systematically summarized the effect of hydrosurgery system on the debridement of burn wounds, so as to provide reference for clinicians.
