Biomedical subjects

V García-Sánchez

Publications and source records attributed to V García-Sánchez.

2 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1999

Electric burns: high- and low-tension injuries.

From January 1993 to December 1997, 179 patients with electrical injuries were admitted to our burn unit. There were 55 patients with high-tension injuries and 124 patients with low-tension injuries. A high incidence of amputation (42%) is one of the characteristic sequelae of high-tension injuries, but no patients in this group of burns died. Early and serial debridement of necrotic tissue is our treatment of preference. The patient needs extensive rehabilitation and psychiatric support.

Accidents↗

PubMed1994

Self-inflicted burns.

Of 3371 patients admitted to the Vall D'Hebron Burns Center, Barcelona, between the years 1983 and 1991 inclusive, 67 patients had attempted self-inflicted burns (1.98 per cent). Over 75 per cent of these patients had previous psychiatric illness and 20 per cent had previously attempted suicide. The mean age was 38 years and the overall mortality rate was 30 per cent. Over 71 per cent were male patients.

Adult↗