[Value of POR 8 in the treatment of burns]

Excision and skin grafting is the best treatment for burn wounds. In order to avoid excessive bleeding during the operation, sub-eschar infiltration with POR 8 (para ornithine 8 - vasopressin) has been performed in 115 patients between 1979 and 1984. The results being encouraging, infiltration was later also performed under the donor site. Bleeding was reduced enough by this technique to allow one stage excision and grafting of surfaces up to 20% of the body surface. No general or local complication of POR 8 infiltrations has been observed except a slight increase of blood pressure without clinical consequence.