Decompression escharotomies of burns in children between the ages 0 and 18 years

• Main Authors: K Mathangi Ramakrishnan (Author), Bala Ramachandran (Author), R Ravi (Author), T Mathivanan (Author), K G Ravikumar (Author), V Jayaraman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Full thickness burns in children often leads to eschar formation which requires escharotomy. Escarotomies in children pose various challenges depending on the site involved, age of the child, mechanism of injury etc. In this article we discuss a series of children under special circumstances who req...