TY - JOUR
T1 - Management of the Chronic Burn Wound
AU - Elkins-Williams, Stephen Tyler
AU - Marston, William A.
AU - Hultman, Charles Scott
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2017/7
Y1 - 2017/7
N2 - This article reviews the current evidence in using hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in burn wounds. There is also separate consideration of diabetic foot burns and a protocol for use of HBOT in a specific case. The challenges of using HBOT in an acute burn care setting are reviewed. Next the pathophysiology of Marjolin ulcers is reviewed. The current thinking in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Marjolin ulcers is discussed. Finally, a background in using topical growth factors (tGF) is provided, followed by a summary of the current evidence of tGF in burn wounds.
AB - This article reviews the current evidence in using hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in burn wounds. There is also separate consideration of diabetic foot burns and a protocol for use of HBOT in a specific case. The challenges of using HBOT in an acute burn care setting are reviewed. Next the pathophysiology of Marjolin ulcers is reviewed. The current thinking in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Marjolin ulcers is discussed. Finally, a background in using topical growth factors (tGF) is provided, followed by a summary of the current evidence of tGF in burn wounds.
KW - Chronic wound
KW - Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
KW - Marjolin ulcer
KW - Topical growth factor
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cps.2017.02.024
DO - 10.1016/j.cps.2017.02.024
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28576257
AN - SCOPUS:85018965895
SN - 0094-1298
VL - 44
SP - 679
EP - 687
JO - Clinics in Plastic Surgery
JF - Clinics in Plastic Surgery
IS - 3
ER -