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D Rougé

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Primary pressure grafts in early reconstruction of deep facial burns.

The face is an area of great cosmetic importance where the repair of deep burns is particularly delicate, as both appearance and function must be taken into account. In order to improve the aesthetic prognosis of full skin thickness facial burns, a primary pressure graft technique was used in eight patients. Early excision was carried out during postburn day 3 and after good-quality granulation tissue was obtained around day 10, a full skin thickness graft was applied. Pressure was applied to the graft and maintained for 10 days. The grafts took successfully in all patients with very satisfactory cosmetic results. This is an original technique as it replaces burned tissue at a very early stage with tissue which is normal in thickness and quality.

Burns↗

[Evolution and treatment of 8 patients with Fournier's perineal-scrotal gangrene].

The authors present eight cases of Fournier's gangrene treated from 1987 to 1989 (3 years). There was no discernable cause for 5 patients (62.5%). Immediate aggressive surgical debridement of all necrotic tissue was performed. Intravenous antibiotics and resuscitation fluid and hyperbaric oxygenation were also administered to all patients. Skin grafting was performed for 4 patients (40%), 3 weeks after surgical debridement. One patient died (12.5%) and 2 subsequently developed an urethral stricture. Etiology, treatment and outcome of Fournier's gangrene are discussed and the results of the study are compared to other studies. This disease is still serious, its pathogenesis is not completely elucidated, but when immediate adequate treatment is performed, the outcome is generally favourable.

Acute Disease↗

Histologic assessment of low-voltage electrical burns: experimental study with pigskin.

The authors have carried out an experimental protocol on pigs, producing identical electrical burns to examine clinically and histologically the evolution of these burns with time. A clinical lesion in the form of a rosette was observed. It was composed of three zones: a central zone of carbonization, a pale ischemic intermediate zone, and an erythematous peripheral zone. Microscopic observation showed vascular thrombosis in the intermediate and peripheral zones in addition to necrosis of the central zone. These vascular lesions can be classified in three stages, I, II and III, according to the degree of vascular damage. The evolution of the lesions was stabilized at 72 hours after burn injury. These observations are important in determining the surgical treatment, particularly debridement, on postburn day 3, when the prognosis of the intermediate and peripheral zones must be taken into account.

Animals↗