The accuracy of burn depth diagnosis: Clinical assessment before and after enzymatic debridement

• Main Authors: Ilaria Mataro (Author), Giuseppe Giudice (Author), Rossella Elia (Author), Roberto D'Alessio (Author), Giulio Maggio (Author), Francesco Paolo Bianchi (Author), Livia Di Franco (Author), Sergio Razzano (Author), Michelangelo Vestita (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: The most common technique used to determine burn depth is clinical assessment by experienced burn surgeons, although this has been shown to be reliable in only 60-75% of the cases. Overestimation of burn depth may result in needles surgery, while burn depth underestimation can led to a...