10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.24.008

BACKGROUND: There is nearly no muscle tissue with satisfactory function and appearance applying in clinical repair and construction of injured muscles to date. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of applying autologous fascia as a scaffold to construct muscle in vivo. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: The randomized, self-matched control experiment was carried out between January 2004and June 2006 at Department of Burns & Plastic Surgery, Second Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China MATERIALS: Twenty-eight healthy New Zealand rabbits, weighing (1.7±0.5) kg, without sex restriction, establishing middle part defect model of anterior tibial muscle of rabbit hind legs. METHODS: One hind leg of each rabbit was randomized to the experimental group (n=28), the other hind leg was assigned to one of 3 control groups, scaffold-connected group (n=10), muscle particle implant group (n=10) and blank control group(n=8). In experimental group, the defect was connected with an autologous fascial scaffold and filled with the mutilated muscle particles, and subcutaneous tissue and skin were sutured in situ. In scaffold-connected group, the treatments were same to the experimental group only except muscle particle implantation. In muscle particle implant group, the defect was filled with muscle particles but without fascial scaffold and other treatments were same to the experimental group. The defect in blank control group received no treatment. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The success rate of muscle transplantation, histological and ultra structural observation,and immunohistochemical identification of desmin were observed at 2, 3, 4, 6 and 9 weeks after operation. The middle parts of samples were also harvested for relative quantitative analysis of α-actin cDNA using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction in the experimental group and scaffold-connected group.RESULTS: In experimental group, 1 muscle broke near the proximal junction, the other 27 succeeded and the appearance of healed defects became near normal gradually. In scaffold-connected group, 4 muscles broke, 6 muscles still depressed in defect area; in muscle particle implant group and blank control group, the defects had no change. In experimental group, a large quantity of skeletal muscle satellite cells proliferated, which reached peak at 2-3 weeks, cells attached to the ends of fibrous connective tissue; in scaffold-connected group only fibrous connective tissue was seen. lmmunohistochemistry showed that 85% cells in experimental group were desmin-positive, while the positive rate in scaffold-connected group was < 25%. The relative quantitative analysis of α -actin cDNA showed that there were significant differences between the experimental group and scaffold-connected group at different time points(P < 0.05).CONCLUSION: The success rate of repairing muscle defect with autologous fascial scaffold reached 93.33%, which indicates that it is feasible to promote muscle regeneration with autologous fascial scaffold.

OBJECTIVETo observe the effects of respiratory support with high frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) in severely burned patients with inhalation injury during early postburn stage.

METHODSTwenty severely burned patients with TBSA of 79.6 +/- 29.3% and inhalation injury were enrolled in the study. Nineteen cases received tracheostomy after admission and only one received nasal intubation. All the patients underwent HFJV to correct hypoxia. The changes in blood gas analysis, respiratory rate and pulse were recorded before and 11 days after the ventilation.

RESULTSTracheostomy was performed on 2.7 +/- 2.4 postburn days (PBDs), and HFJV was given during 4.4 +/- 2.9 PBDs. PaO(2) was evidently higher during 1 - 3 days after HFJV than that before the ventilation (P < 0.01) and remained at high level for 1 week after HFJV. There was no change in PaCO(2), respiratory rate and pulse during the ventilation.

CONCLUSIONHFJV was beneficial in improving oxygenation and without any obvious side effects during the early management of severely burned patients with inhalation injury. This might be an optimal respiratory support pattern.

Adult ; Blood Gas Analysis ; Burns ; complications ; surgery ; High-Frequency Jet Ventilation ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Smoke Inhalation Injury ; etiology ; surgery ; therapy ; Tracheostomy

Objective:To construct a targeted and accurate evaluation system for facial and cervical wounds and scars of burn patients.Methods:The method combining literature analysis and survey research was adopted, and the basic principles of item system construction were followed. From June to August 2020, based on the aesthetic standards of facial and cervical plastic surgery, the topographic map assessment system for facial and cervical wounds and scars of burn patients was preliminarily formed, focusing on the assessment of wounds and scars in the necks and faces of patients after burns. In September 2020, 38 experts in the relevant fields were consulted in advance and the questionnaire was revised according to the experts' opinions. From December 2020 to March 2021, the Delphi method was applied to conduct inquiry by correspondence with 35 experts in relevant fields from Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing, and other cities, who met the inclusion criteria, and the items were screened and established. The effective recovery rate of inquiry questionnaire was calculated to determine the level of enthusiasm of experts, the average authority coefficient of all items was calculated to determine the level of expert authority, the average importance expert score, the average coefficient of variation, and the average full score rate of all the third-level items were calculated to determine the concentration of expert opinions, the average coefficients of variation and Kendall's harmony coefficients of the importance, sensitivity, and operability expert scores of all the third-level items were calculated to determine the degree of coordination of expert opinions. The Kendall's harmony coefficients for the importance, sensitivity, and operability expert scores of all the third-level items were statistically analyzed with chi-square test.Results:Among the 35 experts consulted by Delphi method, mainly were male, aged (48±10) years, with 8-38 years of working experience, mainly with associate senior titles and above, all with a bachelor's degree or above education background, and of whom 11 were burn experts, 7 were wound repair experts, 4 were plastic surgery experts, and 13 were rehabilitation medicine experts. Finally, a topographic map assessment system for facial and cervical wounds and scars of burn patients was formed, including 4 first-level items, 21 second-level items, 40 third-level items, and 1 mask. The effective recovery rate of inquiry questionnaire was 100% (35/35). The average authority coefficient of all items was 0.89. The average importance expert score was 4.67, the average coefficient of variation of importance expert score was 0.01, and the average full score rate of all the third-level items was 86.3%. The average coefficients of variation of the importance, sensitivity, and operability expert scores of all the third-level items were 0.01, 0.01, and 0.02, respectively. The Kendall's harmony coefficients for the importance, sensitivity, and operability expert scores of all the third-level items were statistically significant (with χ2 values of 1 201.53, 745.67, and 707.07, respectively , P<0.05). Conclusions:The established topographic map assessment system for facial and cervical wounds and scars of burn patients has high scientificity and reliability, which can be used for the evaluation of facial and neck wounds or scars in burn patients.