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ReviewBurns & trauma2020

Laser management of hypertrophic burn scars: a comprehensive review.

Kevin M Klifto, Mohammed Asif, C Scott Hultman

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Review in Burns & trauma, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kevin M KliftoDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 733 North Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 21205.
Mohammed AsifDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 733 North Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 21205.
C Scott HultmanDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 733 North Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 21205.
Johns Hopkins University · USJohns Hopkins Medicine · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypertrophic scars often develop following burn-related injuries. These scars can be cosmetically unappealing, but associated symptoms of pruritus, pain and restricted range of motion can impair a person's quality of life. Laser and light therapies offer a minimally invasive, low-risk approach to treatment, with a short postoperative recovery period. As laser technology developed, studies have shown decreased scar thickness, neuropathic pain and need for surgical excision, as well as improved scar pigmentation, erythema, pliability, texture, height and pruritus. In this review, we present the evolution of laser therapy for hypertrophic burn scars, how different types of lasers work, indications, perioperative considerations and guidelines for practice management.

Indexed as

BurnCicatrixContractureHypertrophicKeloidLaser therapyPruritusQuality of lifeScar

Identifiers

PMID32346540
PMCPMC7175764
OpenAlexW2999812437

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