Open AccessManagement of adult patients with buttock and perineal burns
Author(s) -
Nishant Merchant,
David Boudana,
Lisa M. Willoughby,
Jinxi Lin,
Sarah Rehou,
Shahriar Shahrokhi,
Marc G. Jeschke
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of trauma and acute care surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.25
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 2163-0763
pISSN - 2163-0755
DOI - 10.1097/ta.0000000000000405
Subject(s) - medicine , buttocks , perineum , population , surgery , intensive care medicine , environmental health
Perineal and buttock burns are challenging wounds to heal for several reasons because of the contamination risk and shear stress that is always present. Because of the nature of the wound bed, pathogens can have ready access to create systemic infections and complications. Prolonged healing times also delay the recovery for patients and add to their discomfort and psychological stress from the injury. The ideal treatment approach is not well defined, and the aims of this study were to conduct a literature review of current treatment suggestions and to look at our own patient population to determine how our center treated these challenging patients.