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Date Published: 20/01/2023
Online Published: 23/02/2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54804/yhthvb.5.2022.166
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No. 5 (2022)
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Tran, D. H., & Nguyen, T. T. H. (2023). Effects of thin-scalp grafts in the treatment of deep burn injuries in children. Journal of Disaster Medicine and Burn Injuries, 5, 7-12. https://doi.org/10.54804/yhthvb.5.2022.166

Effects of thin-scalp grafts in the treatment of deep burn injuries in children

Tran Dinh Hung1,, Nguyen Thi Thu Hoai2
1 National Burn Hospital
2 Bệnh viện Nhi Thanh Hoá

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Abstract

The aims of this study were to evaluate the effectiveness of thin-scalp grafts in the treatment of deep burn injuries in children. Prospective study on 38 pediatric patients, intervention 57 times thin-skin grafts surgery to treat deep burns of 2% of a body area or more at the National Burn Hospital from October 2021 to July 2022. Patients were divided into two groups: The scalp group (study group) and the other area skin group (control group).
The results showed that the survival rate of thin-skin grafts in the study group was significantly better than that of the control group (p = 0.02), especially in the post-necrotic resection background. The coverage ratio when skin grafting and the time of the epithelium covered the mesh in the 2 groups were similar with p > 0.05. The blood loss when taking skin per cm2 in the 2 groups was similar (0.34ml in the study group and 0.33ml in the control group with p > 0.05).

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head skin, thin-scalp grafts, burn

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