Chemical burns revisited: What is the most appropriate method of decontamination?

Chemical burns revisited: What is the most appropriate method of decontamination?

Highlights • Decontamination has an important role in acute chemical burn management. • Immediate surgical debridement provides no benefit as compared to conventional wetting techniques and does not shorten the initial hospital stay. • Continuous irrigation is superior to wet packs in decontaminatio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Burns 2015-06, Vol.41 (4), p.761-763
Hauptverfasser: Tan, Teresa, Wong, David S.Y
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Body Surface Area
Burn management
Burn surgery
Burn Units
Burns, Chemical - mortality
Burns, Chemical - therapy
Chemical burns
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Critical Care
Debridement - methods
Decontamination
Decontamination - methods
Female
Hong Kong
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Immediate debridement
Irrigation
Length of Stay
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Therapeutic Irrigation - methods
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Decontamination has an important role in acute chemical burn management. • Immediate surgical debridement provides no benefit as compared to conventional wetting techniques and does not shorten the initial hospital stay. • Continuous irrigation is superior to wet packs in decontamination of acute chemical burn wounds.
ISSN:0305-4179
1879-1409
DOI:10.1016/j.burns.2014.10.004