Fig. 14.1 Deformity versus perception of deformity The liposuction patient with minimal contour issues and “cellulite” concerns might be such a patient. It is questionable whether significant improvement and resolution…
(© 2016 Emergency Response Guidebook; source Transport Canada website; https://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/canutec/guide-menu-227.htm) When a chemical comes in contact with body tissue and it causes a burn, it will continue burning while it…
Classification Assessment criteria Minor burn injury <15% TBSA burn in adults <40 years age <10% TBSA burn in adults >40 years age <2% TBSA full-thickness burn without risk of functional or esthetic…
Fig. 34.1 WHO surgical safety checklist With the patient surgically cleaned and draped, many techniques can be sequentially or concomitantly used to reduce blood loss [24]. The intraoperative measures available…
Fig. 45.1 Patient at admission, presenting a 90% TBSA full-thickness burn injury Fig. 45.2 Multiple escharotomies were done upon admission Fig. 45.3 Early debridement of this very deep burn injury…
Fig. 46.1 Lower face and neck contracture with oral incontinence—preoperative photos Under general anesthesia, the burn contractures were released at the base of the neck contracture. When released, the soft…
45–51 °C within minutes 51 and 70 °C within seconds Above 70 °C less than a second The depth and severity of the burn are also determined by the ability of the contact…
Fig. 44.1 Folliculitis, both dorsum hands Decision was taken to completely excise all the scarred tissue and previous skin grafts and reconstruct with Integra as dermal substitute (Fig. 44.2). Skin…
Classification Type of lesions Distribution %BSA EMM Typical target Acral – SJS Spots atypical target Widespread <10 SJS–TEN overlap Spots atypical target Widespread 10–30% TEN with spots Spots atypical target…
Requirements Environmental Usability in IT-environment 0 0 100 25 100 Equipment needed 50 100 50 0 50 Usability in clinical settings 0 0 100 25 100 Usability in preclinical settings…
