BACKGROUND Fourth degree burns damage the full thickness of the skin and affect underlying tissues.Skin grafting after debridement is often used to cover the wounds of salvageable severe burns.A granulation wound can ...BACKGROUND Fourth degree burns damage the full thickness of the skin and affect underlying tissues.Skin grafting after debridement is often used to cover the wounds of salvageable severe burns.A granulation wound can be formed by drilling the skull to the barrier layer to solve the problem of skull exposure.Low oxygen levels present at high altitudes aggravate ischemia and hypoxia which can negatively impact wound healing.The impaired healing in such cases can be ameliorated by hyperbaric oxygen therapy.CASE SUMMARY We describe a patient who presented with fourth degree burns to the left temporal and facial regions upon admission in December 2018.The periosteum of the skull and the deep fascia of the face were exposed.After the first stage of debridement and skin grafting,the temporal skin did not survive well.Granulation was induced by cranial drilling,and then a local flap was transferred to cover the wound.The left temporal and facial wounds were completely covered and the patient recovered well.CONCLUSION Skin grafting and flap transfer after early debridement to cover the wound and control infection were of great significance.In the later stages of the patient's treatment,survival of the skin graft and skin flap was observed.The second stage repair was performed to achieve successful skin grafting by cranial granulation.Granulation was formed by drilling the skull,and then the wound was closed,which is suitable for cases with skull exposure and wounds with poor blood supply.We consider that hyperbaric oxygen treatment and improving tissue oxygen supply were beneficial in this patient.展开更多
目的系统评价负压引流技术和常规疗法治疗Ⅲ、Ⅳ度压疮的临床效果。方法检索Cochrane Library,Pub Med,EMBASE,Web of Science、中国生物医学文献数据库(CBM)、中国学术期刊网络出版总库(CNKI)、万方数据期刊论文资源(WANFANG),维普中...目的系统评价负压引流技术和常规疗法治疗Ⅲ、Ⅳ度压疮的临床效果。方法检索Cochrane Library,Pub Med,EMBASE,Web of Science、中国生物医学文献数据库(CBM)、中国学术期刊网络出版总库(CNKI)、万方数据期刊论文资源(WANFANG),维普中文科技期刊全文数据库(VIP-CSJFD)、学位论文数据库等,补充其他途径获取的相关随机对照试验,按预先制定的纳入与排除标准筛选和纳入,并对纳入的RCTs的质量进行质量评价,数据采用State SE12软件进行数据分析。结果共纳入9个研究,共313例患者。纳入的随机对照试验(RCTs)的质量不高,Meta分析结果显示:与常规治疗相比,负压封闭引流技术可以加快Ⅲ、Ⅳ期压疮创面的愈合过程,缩短治疗时间和住院时间,同时减少换药次数,减轻疼痛。两种方法比较差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。但在创面愈合50%时所用时间方面,两者疗效没有统计学差异(P>0.05)。结论目前的证据表明,负压伤口疗法对治疗Ⅲ、Ⅳ期压疮有较好疗效,但仍需大量的临床试验的证明,从而指导临床实践。展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Fourth degree burns damage the full thickness of the skin and affect underlying tissues.Skin grafting after debridement is often used to cover the wounds of salvageable severe burns.A granulation wound can be formed by drilling the skull to the barrier layer to solve the problem of skull exposure.Low oxygen levels present at high altitudes aggravate ischemia and hypoxia which can negatively impact wound healing.The impaired healing in such cases can be ameliorated by hyperbaric oxygen therapy.CASE SUMMARY We describe a patient who presented with fourth degree burns to the left temporal and facial regions upon admission in December 2018.The periosteum of the skull and the deep fascia of the face were exposed.After the first stage of debridement and skin grafting,the temporal skin did not survive well.Granulation was induced by cranial drilling,and then a local flap was transferred to cover the wound.The left temporal and facial wounds were completely covered and the patient recovered well.CONCLUSION Skin grafting and flap transfer after early debridement to cover the wound and control infection were of great significance.In the later stages of the patient's treatment,survival of the skin graft and skin flap was observed.The second stage repair was performed to achieve successful skin grafting by cranial granulation.Granulation was formed by drilling the skull,and then the wound was closed,which is suitable for cases with skull exposure and wounds with poor blood supply.We consider that hyperbaric oxygen treatment and improving tissue oxygen supply were beneficial in this patient.
