Background: Early excision and grafting has been the preferred method of managing major burns around the world since 1970. Considering the advances in health care and the development of new antibiotics over the past 5...
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Background: Early excision and grafting has been the preferred method of managing major burns around the world since 1970. Considering the advances in health care and the development of new antibiotics over the past 50 years, delayed grafting as a technique for the management of burns over 15%-20% of total body surface area (TBSA) could have comparable results to that of early excision. This study aims to highlight the outcomes of practicing delayed grafting in burn patients. Methods: A case series analysis was performed of 51 patients who were admitted to the burns unit in Sultan Qaboos Hospital Salalah with over 20% TBSA between January 2014 and December 2019. The patients received prophylactic antibiotics and silver sulphadiazine dressing until the burn eschar had completely separated, followed by grafting. Results: Two patients were lost during the entire duration of the study. The mortality rate was comparable to that of early excision, while the rate of hypertrophic scarring was lower than the range reported by other studies. Conclusion: In the management of patients with over 20% TBSA, delayed grafting after complete separation of eschar is still a valid technique.
Background:Cutaneous manifestations of purpura fulminans(PF)present many challenges for clinicians and *** a state of septic shock complicated by limb ischemia,surgical interventions are necessary to control the patho...
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Background:Cutaneous manifestations of purpura fulminans(PF)present many challenges for clinicians and *** a state of septic shock complicated by limb ischemia,surgical interventions are necessary to control the pathological cascade and improve patient *** objective of this article was to report etiologies and surgical outcomes associated with cutaneous manifestations in ***:This systematic review and meta-analysis compared 190 adult patients with etiologies,signs and symptoms,and surgical outcomes associated with cutaneous manifestations of *** PubMed,EMBASE,Cochrane Library,Web of Science,and Scopus databases were systematically and independently *** and clinical characteristics,surgical interventions,outcomes,and complications were ***:Seventy-nine studies were eligible for the systematic review,and 77 were eligible for meta-analysis using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis(PRISMA)and Cochrane guidelines.A total of 71/190(38%)cases reported surgical *** were reported in 12/190(6%)cases and 20 *** were reported in 154/190(81%)*** was reported in 45 *** grafts were applied in 31 *** were used for reconstruction in 28 ***(IQR)surgical procedures per patient were 4(4,5)*** organisms causing PF were 32%Neisseria meningitidis(n=55)and 32%Streptococcus pneumonia(n=55).Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus(95%confidence interval(CI)(8.2–177.9),p=0.032),Haemophilus influenza(95%CI(7.2–133),p=0.029),Streptococcus pneumonia(95%CI(13.3–75.9),p=0.006),and West Nile Virus(95%CI(8.2–177.9),p=0.032)were associated with significantly more extensive amputations compared to other ***:This systematic review and patient-level meta-analysis found the most common presentation of PF was septic shock from an infectious *** meningitidis and Streptococcus pneumonia were equally
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