| Skin grafting of full thickness burns under local anaesthesia with EMLA cream. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 9677030 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Two elderly patients with 6 and 4 per cent total body surface area (TBSA) full thickness burns were entirely skin grafted solely under topical anaesthesia with EMLA cream. Both patients had several concurrent illnesses. The risk of general or regional anaesthesia for their general condition was much greater than the risk of unhealed burn wounds which substantially impaired the patients' quality of life. The surgical procedures were painless to both patients. The taking of the skin grafts and the healing of the donor sites were uneventful. It seems that the late skin grafting of full thickness burns up to 10 per cent TBSA may be accomplished solely under the topical anaesthesia with EMLA cream and thus avoiding the general or spinal anaesthesia in a high risk group of thermally injured patients. |
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Authors:
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T F Janezic |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries Volume: 24 ISSN: 0305-4179 ISO Abbreviation: Burns Publication Date: 1998 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-09-21 Completed Date: 1998-09-21 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8913178 Medline TA: Burns Country: ENGLAND |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 259-63 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Clinical Centre, Ljubjana, Slovenia. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Accidents, Home* Aged Aged, 80 and over Anesthesia, Local / methods* Anesthetics, Local / administration & dosage* Burns / pathology, surgery* Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Lidocaine / administration & dosage* Ointments Prilocaine / administration & dosage* Skin Transplantation* / methods Wound Healing |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Anesthetics, Local; 0/EMLA; 0/Ointments; 137-58-6/Lidocaine; 721-50-6/Prilocaine |
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