特殊原因烧伤的防治研究不容忽视

Research into the prevention and treatment of burns due to specific causes should be highly strengthened

特殊原因烧伤的种类繁多，至今尚缺乏明确而统一的定义。部分特殊原因烧伤在各种原因烧伤中所占比例不大，容易被忽视；有些则因少见而不被专业人员熟知，影响及时有效的救治。许多特殊原因烧伤属复杂性或复合性损伤，救治难度大，创面愈合困难。近年来一些特殊原因烧伤的发病率有增加趋势，其预防和治疗尚存在不少有待解决的问题。本文就特殊原因烧伤的几个方面提出个人看法，供同道参考和讨论。

So far there is no clear and accurate defini- tion for burns due to specific causes, though they are encoun- tered sometimes. Burns due to specific causes sometimes are neglected because of their low incidence, and many surgeons, e- ven burn specialists are not familiar with them because of low in- cidence, thus leading to poor results in the treatment. Burns due to specific causes are often involved in complicated and com- pound injuries. The treatment is often difficult, leading to de- layed wound healing. In this paper, the definition, classifica- tion, and clinical characteristics of burns due to specific causes are described. Problems involved in diagnosis and treatment of common ones such as electrical, chemical, and compound burns are discussed. Facing an increase of those burns with specific causes, the author suggests that the research into the prevention and treatment should be highly strengthened.