The indications for Versajet® hydrosurgical debridement in burns

July 11th, 2008 by admin

Abstract  Versajet® (Smith and Nephew) is a hydrosurgical debridement agency that has been utilised in the debridement of burns. Versajet®
debridement is pricey and instance consuming; therefore, country indications for its ingest in burns surgery are needed. A review
of the literature followed by a likely effort of decade serial burns patients was carried discover to ascertain the indications
for the ingest of Versajet® debridement in our department. Versajet® prefabricated an superior agency at modify settings for cleanup late
show medicine scalds, the debridement of mixed-depth burns to earmark stratum betterment and the debridement and/or
redaction of every broadness burns in anatomically arduous areas. Three indications for the ingest of Versajet® in our organisation were
developed: cleanup of late-presentation medicine scalds to earmark the covering of Biobrane®, stratum betterment in mid-dermal
medicine burns and debridement of anatomically arduous burns. Each of these threesome indications is illustrated photographically
with housing reports.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Category Original Paper
  • DOI 10.1007/s00238-008-0232-4
  • Authors
    • J. E. Rees-Lee, Frenchay Hospital South West Regional comedian and Plastic Surgery Service, Department of Plastic Surgery Frenchay metropolis BS16 1LE UK
    • T. S. Burge, Frenchay Hospital South West Regional comedian and Plastic Surgery Service, Department of Plastic Surgery Frenchay metropolis BS16 1LE UK
    • C. M. Estela, Frenchay Hospital South West Regional comedian and Plastic Surgery Service, Department of Plastic Surgery Frenchay metropolis BS16 1LE UK

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