Case study: Chemical burn to right thigh
Wound type:
Chemical burn
Patient
22-year-old male
History
Tobacco use but otherwise in good health
Wound re-epithelialization in most of burn in 35 days*
*Individual results will vary
Wound presentation
- Presented to the Outpatient Burn Wound Care Center with a chemical burn to the right thigh Post Burn Day (PBD) 1.
- Initially seen at Workers’ Compensation Clinic, where the wound was irrigated for 15 minutes.
Treatment
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PBD 1: Baseline
- Full thickness burn
- Wound measures approx. 6.0cm x 1.5cm
- Scored eschar
- Applied SANTYL◊ Ointment; to be continued daily with dressing changes
- Sharp debridement not done; determined necessary later
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PBD 7: Post-sharp debridement
- Sharp debrided, #10 blade
- Significant reduction in slough and necrotic tissue
- Continued with daily SANTYL Ointment application and dressing changes
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PBD 14
- Remaining visible necrotic tissue
- Anesthetized with lidocaine gel
- Sharp debrided with curette
- Continued with daily SANTYL Ointment application and dressing changes
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PBD 21
- Necrotic tissue still visible
- Sharp debridement continued
- Continued with daily SANTYL Ointment application and dressing changes
- Wound re-epithelializing and contracting
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PBD 35
- No slough/necrotic tissue
- Re-epithelialization in most of burn
- SANTYL Ointment discontinued
- Silver hydrogel applied
Result
Wound re-epithelialization in most of burn in 35 days*
*Individual results will vary
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