Management of Major Burns in 37 Casualties of a Colored Powder Explosion Experience of the Linkou Burn Center in Taiwan

Chen, H., Wu, K., Yeh, C., et al. (2019). Management of Major Burns in 37 Casualties of a Colored Powder Explosion: Experience of the Linkou Burn Center in Taiwan. (Abstract only.) Annals of Plastic Surgery. 82(5):512-519.
Using data for 37 patients with burns over more than 20% total burn surface area, the authors describe patient treatment at a burn center after a mass casualty burn incident. Nearly 100 debridement and 88 skin grafts were performed; patients received an average of 5.6 surgeries. The mean hospital stay was 62 (+/- 32) days, and two mortalities ensued (one related to cardiac insult, the other due to sepsis).
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