The depth of a burn wound and/or its healing potential are the most important determinants of the therapeutic management and of the residual morbidity or scarring. Traditionally, burn surgeons divide burns into superficial which heal by rapid re-epithelialization with minimal scarring and deep burns requiring surgical therapy. Clinical assessment remains the most frequent technique to measure t...

Burns are among the most common traumas in developing countries, which consume large amounts of medical resources. It is important to find an appropriate material for dressing of burn wounds that improves healing and is readily available, easily applicable, and economical and also be protective from infection and desiccation, and facilitate healing. [1] Most burn injuries happen in people with ...

purpose: to evaluate the prevalence of acute ocular chemical injuries in patients referred to labbafinejad medical center (lmc) over a period of one year. methods: all patients with chemical burns referred to lmc emergency ophthalmology service were included in the study. demographic characteristics and information regarding the burn were obtained. visual acuity assessment and slit lamp examina...

The full scope of hand-burn treatment can be challenging, even for a skilled surgeon. Specifically, pediatric palmar contact burns, a common injury in young children,1 are currently becoming a widely-discussed topic due to their increasing incidence. The risk is increasing, especially in early childhood when the hand is a tool for interacting with the environment. Combined with the child’s inhe...

INTRODUCTION The main treatment of burns is early excision of injured tissues. AIM TO COMPARE TWO DIFFERENT METHODS OF EXAMINATION OF BURNED PATIENTS: clinical burn depth examination (CDE) and laser Doppler imaging (LDI). MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective randomized study of 57 burn patients treated in 2009-2011 was carried out. The burned patients were randomized into a CDE group and an L...