The impact of operative time and hypothermia in acute burn surgery

Burn injury remains a prominent global health burden, with over 11 million burn injuries receiving medical attention per annum, especially in low and middle-income countries [1]. For full thickness and deep partial thickness burns, the widely accepted practice is early excision and autografting [2,3]. While outcomes are undoubtedly improved as a result of this strategy, early aggressive debridement exposes susceptible patients to considerable potential risk in the operating room, including the development of hypothermia and its sequelae [4].
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research