The WoundWand and Its Novel Use in Burn Excision Surgery.

Guang H Yim, Zeeshan Ahmad, Steven L A Jeffery

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Article in Eplasty, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Guang H YimThe Healing Foundation for Burns Research, Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, B15 2WB, UK.

Zeeshan AhmadThe Healing Foundation for Burns Research, Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, B15 2WB, UK.

Steven L A JefferyThe Healing Foundation for Burns Research, Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, B15 2WB, UK.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe authors present the novel use of a new generation surgical ablative tool known as the WoundWand.

methodsA 66-year-old woman presented with 18% deep-dermal and full-thickness burns affecting the left side of her body including the total left upper limb, abdomen, and left thigh following lighting a cigarette in bed while on home oxygen therapy. She underwent tangential excision of burn using the WoundWand with immediate reconstruction using split skin grafts and topical negative pressure therapy.

resultsWe found that we were able to easily tangentially excise the hard eschar from delicate areas such as the hand and fingers using the WoundWand. DISCUSSION: The authors conclude that the novel use of this device particularly in delicate areas such as dorsum of fingers and hand has some advantages over preexisting methods. Further clinical study may add to the surgical armamentarium of the burns surgeon.

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burnescharfull thicknesstangential excisionWoundWand

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