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A Standardized Procedure of Dressing Management for Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Published on: March 14, 2025
A stylized two-stage debridement strategy using an electric dermatome and a Versajet™ hydrosurgery system for deep
Masakatsu Hihara1, Masayasu Takegawa1, Natsuko Kakudo1
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.
Abstract:
Treatment of axillary contracture after extensive deep burns is a serious clinical challenge. Various surgical intervention for releasing contracture using skin grafts, flaps and artificial skin have been used, but no consensus on the optimal treatment has been obtained. A standardized two-stage debridement strategy using an electric dermatome (for eschar) and the Versajet™ hydrosurgery system (for slough) can be an appropriate debridement strategy that provides reliable wound bed preparation in cases of for axillary deep burns. Using this approach focus on management of acute axillary burns, it is possible to avoid engraftment failure and prevent contracture caused by prolonged infection. This treatment strategy can be standardized and can be performed easily, even by non-experts.
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