Prospective, randomised controlled trial comparing Versajet™ hydrosurgery and conventional debridement of partial thickness paediatric burns. Issue 4 (June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hyland, Ela J.; D'Cruz, Rachel; Menon, Seema; Chan, Queenie; Harvey, John G.; Lawrence, Torey; La Hei, Erik; Holland, Andrew J.A.
• Is Part Of: Burns. Volume 41:Issue 4(2015)
• Page Start: 700
• Page End: 707
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Subjects: Burns and scalds -- Periodicals; 617.11
• DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2015.02.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0305-4179

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Versajet™ in children would seem an effective means of burn wound debridement.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Versajet™ appears to be more precise method than conventional techniques.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">No differences appear in healing between Versajet™ or conventional techniques.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Operating times using Versajet™ or conventional debridement were equivalent.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">No differences in scarring were found using Versajet™ or conventional debridement.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>