J Korean Burn Soc.  2013 Jun;16(1):5-11.

The Clinical Efficacy of Early Dermabrasion and Frozen Cultured Allogenic Keratinocyte in Management of the Deep Second Degree Burn with Thin Eschar

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  • 1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kepco Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. zzcrunch@naver.com

Abstract

PURPOSE
As in the case of the deep second-degree burn, proper eschar elimination and early epithelization is essential for spontaneous healing without surgical intervention. Accordingly, we have treated with using early dermabrasion and appling frozen cultured allogenic keratinocyte patients in deep second degree burns an eschar formed.
METHODS
From January 2011 to January 2012 at Kepco medical center, we selected 46 patients who were suffered from deep second degree burn formed an eschar were enrolled. Patients were divided into two parts, study and control group. Study group were performed dermabrasion within first 3 days to 10 days of the injury and then applied frozen cultured allogenic keratinocyte. control group were managed moist dressing using hydrocolloid gel, form and alginate materials. We tried to prove its clinical efficacy by researching the period of wound healing, percentage of skin graft, and hospital days under chart review and photograph.
RESULTS
In study group, the mean period of wound healing was 15.13+/-4.18 (mean+/-S.D.) days, and that of the hospitalization was 16.65+/-5.31 (mean+/-S.D.) days. For the 3 patients without the epithelization, skin graft was conducted. As for the control group, the mean period of wound healing was 24.22+/-2.79 (mean+/-S.D.) days, and that of the hospitalization was 28.30+/-3.33 (mean+/-S.D). 21 patients were conducted skin grafts.
CONCLUSION
Based on these results, we concluded that the treatment in deep second degree burn patients eschar formed using early dermabrasion and frozen cultured allogenic keratinocyte is effective in reducing the duration of period of wound healing, hospital day and rate of skin graft.

Keyword

Dermabrasion; Keratinocyte; Burn

MeSH Terms

Alginates
Bandages
Burns
Colloids
Dermabrasion
Glucuronic Acid
Hexuronic Acids
Hospitalization
Humans
Keratinocytes
Skin
Transplants
Wound Healing
Alginates
Colloids
Glucuronic Acid
Hexuronic Acids
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