Ravi Kumar Chittoria Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India
Marenika Manisekaran Senior Resident , Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India
Jacob Antony Chakiath Senior Resident , Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India
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Marenika Manisekaran, Ravi Kumar Chittoria, Jacob Antony Chakiath,/Tangential Excision in Pediatric Burns/Indian J Trauma
Emerg Pediatr.2022;14(2):47–49.
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Received : April 28, 2022
Accepted : May 18, 2022
Published : June 30, 2022
Abstract
A 1-year-old boy sustained full-thickness burns to the abdomen. Skin grafting was performed after delayed tangential excision after wound demarcation, Indicating that careful tangential excision to viable tissue after wound demarcation in this vital area could be performed safely. In our study tangential excision was performed to improve outcome of wound healing in pediatrics burn patient.
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Marenika Manisekaran, Ravi Kumar Chittoria, Jacob Antony Chakiath,/Tangential Excision in Pediatric Burns/Indian J Trauma
Emerg Pediatr.2022;14(2):47–49.
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