Plastic Surgery & Hernia · NEET PG Preparation Surgery
A 28-year-old male sustains a deep partial-thickness burn over 35% of his total body surface area. When is the optimal time for surgical excision and…
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A 28-year-old male sustains a deep partial-thickness burn over 35% of his total body surface area. When is the optimal time for surgical excision and immediate autografting of deep dermal or full-thickness burn wounds to minimize infection and systemic complications?
- A.Within the first 24 hours
- B.Between days 3 and 7 post-burnCorrect answer
- C.After 2 weeks, once granulation tissue appears
- D.After 4 to 6 weeks, following complete epithelialization
Solution
Early tangential excision and immediate autografting are ideally performed between 3 to 7 days post-burn, once the patient is hemodynamically stable. This significantly reduces burn wound sepsis, hospital stay, and mortality compared to delayed removal after granulation tissue formation.
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