Direct microwave burns in an infant: Description of burn characteristics, management and outcome

• Egile Nagusiak: Eveline Bijlard (Egilea), Naomi Ketharanathan (Egilea), Suzan C.M. Cochius (Egilea), Antien L. Mooyaart (Egilea), Christianne van Nieuwenhoven (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Elsevier, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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A month old infant was directly exposed to a 900 W microwave oven for unknown duration (estimated <30 s). The infant suffered severe burns to the left arm and leg. Initial treatment involved ICU monitoring and fasciotomies of the affected extremities. After four days a forearm amputation was perf...