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Loss of dermis is one of the principal factors that contributes to poor scar outcome after severe burn. Dermal loss may be due to the primary injury, surgical management or as a result of infection. Strategies for dermal preservation are therefore important to improve scar quality. We report our early experience using the Versajet(R) hydrosurgery system, to preserve dermal tissues, both directly during surgical debridement and indirectly by reducing infection and optimising the use of biological dressings. In deep partial thickness bums softer necrotic dermis can be removed with the Versajet(R) sparing the underlying tougher viable dermis. In superficial burns the Versajet R cleans and removes loose epidermal elements providing an optimal wound surface for the application of biological dressings, even a number of days after injury. Versajet(R) is most useful when the tissue to be removed is softer than that to be left behind. (C) 2006 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved.
Author(s): Cubison TCS, Pape SA, Jeffery SLA
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Burns
Year: 2006
Volume: 32
Issue: 6
Pages: 714-720
ISSN (print): 0305-4179
ISSN (electronic): 1879-1409
Publisher: Pergamon
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2006.01.023
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2006.01.023
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